Scoring efficiency
64.3% true shooting places John Collins at the 91st percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
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JohnCollins
#20 · Forward· 6' 9"· 29 years
Inside the game of John Collins.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · DETPoints / G14.5
Rebounds / G6.0
Assists / G1.0
Minutes / G27.4
Field goal54.5%
Three-point55.6%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1869 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume18.0 PTS / 36
67th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production1.3 AST / 36
4th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production7.1 REB / 36
65th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite33.2% of FGA
27th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume23.4 FTA / 100 FGA
47th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency64.3% TS
91st percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗How much should you trust the jumper?
40.6% from three on 219 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
0.74 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
22 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 83.3% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current DET teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren ↗ | C | 28.3 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 10.5 |
| Duncan Robinson ↗ | F | 27.4 | 2.1 | 41.0% | 536 | 2.7 |
| Ausar Thompson ↗ | G-F | 26.0 | 3.1 | 25.0% | 24 | 5.7 |
| Taurean Prince ↗ | F | 23.6 | 1.8 | 43.6% | 140 | 3.1 |
| Kevin Huerter ↗ | G-F | 22.5 | 2.6 | 30.8% | 325 | 3.5 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Leonard Miller ↗18.0 PTS / 36 · 2.0 AST / 3637.8% of attempts from three
Asa Newell ↗16.3 PTS / 36 · 1.9 AST / 3644.4% of attempts from three
Keldon Johnson ↗20.4 PTS / 36 · 2.1 AST / 3634.3% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Collins’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 65.9% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 65.9% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 65.9% |
| Starts | 2 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 65.9% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
65.9%True shooting
65.9%Effective FG
53.8%
Two-point13 attempts55.6%
Three-point9 attempts—
Free throws0 attemptsShare of points29 total points
Two-pointers 48.3%Three-pointers 51.7%Free throws 0.0%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 20, 2026 · Regular season
DET vs BOS ↗
John Collins gathered five rebounds and recorded a steal and a block without a turnover. Collins scored six points, with 0.0% from three on three attempts limiting his offense.
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05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | DET | 2 | 27.4 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 54.5% | 55.6% | — |
| 2025-26 | LAC | 69 | 27.1 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 55.2% | 40.6% | 76.6% |
| 2024-25 | UTAH | 40 | 30.5 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.7% | 39.9% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | UTAH | 68 | 28.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 53.2% | 37.1% | 79.5% |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 71 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 50.8% | 29.2% | 80.3% |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 54 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 52.6% | 36.4% | 79.3% |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 63 | 29.3 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 55.6% | 39.9% | 83.3% |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 41 | 33.2 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 58.3% | 40.1% | 80.0% |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 61 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 56.0% | 34.8% | 76.3% |
| 2017-18 | ATL | 74 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 57.6% | 34.0% | 71.5% |
1xAll-Rookie 2nd Team2018
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
5 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | DET vs MIA ↗ | 29.4 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% | 83.3% | — | +7.0Box only · provisional |
| Oct 20 | Regular season | DET vs BOS ↗ | 25.4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42.9% | 0.0% | — | -0.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | DET vs MIN ↗ | 20.4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | +6.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | DET vs WAS ↗ | 17.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% | 0.0% | — | -11.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 5 | Preseason | DET vs PHX ↗ | 16.7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | 0.0% | — | +4.7Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · DET vs MIA
Starter · 29.4 minutes
Impact+7.0
- PTS
- 23
- REB
- 7
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
John Collins led DET with 23 points, shooting 60% from the field. He shot 83.3% from three on 6 attempts. He added 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 60% 15 attempts
- 3PT
- 83.3% 6 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +15
- True shooting
- 76.7%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +19.28
- Defensive box value
- -0.75
- Minutes baseline
- -11.57
- Game impact
- +6.96
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 20, 2026 · DET vs BOS
Starter · 25.4 minutes
Impact-0.3
- PTS
- 6
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 0
John Collins gathered five rebounds and recorded a steal and a block without a turnover. Collins scored six points, with 0.0% from three on three attempts limiting his offense.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 42.9% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -13
- True shooting
- 42.9%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +5.62
- Defensive box value
- +4.10
- Minutes baseline
- -9.98
- Game impact
- -0.26
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · DET vs MIN
Starter · 20.4 minutes
Impact+6.3
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 80% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 75% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +15
- True shooting
- 81.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · DET vs WAS
Starter · 17.4 minutes
Impact-11.3
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 20% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -5
- True shooting
- 20.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 5, 2026 · DET vs PHX
Starter · 16.7 minutes
Impact+4.7
- PTS
- 10
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 71.4% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
- True shooting
- 71.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Collins got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 226 lbs
- Age now
- 29 years
- Born
- 1997-09-23
- Hometown
- West Palm Beach, FL
- College
- Wake Forest
- Draft
- 2017: Rd 1, Pk 19 (ATL)
- Experience
- 10th Season
Traded from LAC on 07/08/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$17.00M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$17.00M
2027-28
$17.00M
2028-29
$17.00M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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