This one-and-done freshman has found his first pro destination.
Collier was selected by the Utah Jazz with the No. 29 pick during Wednesday night's first round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
The former five-star recruit out of Wheeler High Schooler in Georgia had an up-and-down 2023-24 season. Across 27 contests with the 15-18 Trojans, he averaged 16.3 points on .490/.338/.673 shooting splits, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals a night. Collier's middling jumper and questions about his playmaking and ball control — compounded by the club's poor record — saw him slide out of the lottery and land in the later portion of the first round.
A solid defender and good downhill scorer and finisher at the rim, Collier should be able to contribute right away as a useful utility player off the bench. Collier can thrive both as an explosive scorer off the ball and as a playmaker. Though he was listed at 6-foot-5 in college, he measured out at a shade under 6-foot-3 in the NBA Draft Combine. His teammates Bronny James and Boogie Ellis are looking to be selected in the second round of the NBA Draft, slated for Thursday night.
He'll be missed at the Galen Center, but joining a solid club loaded with intriguing young prospects seems likely to benefit him longer-term.Tell Alex, were you in the joint the night Wilt scored 100 points? Or when the Celtics won titles back-to-back and didn't give nobody no kind of slack?
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