John Collins

Dynamic and athletic power forward whose scoring, athleticism and shot-blocking made him one of the NBA's most exciting young big men.

John Collins spent his childhood on U.S. military bases in the Virgin Islands, Turkey, and Guam before his family settled in Florida — an unusually global upbringing that preceded a Wake Forest career in which he set a program record with 12 consecutive 20-point games and earned NBA All-Rookie honours in his first professional season.. Virgin Islands, Turkey, and Guam during his childhood before eventually settling in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he attended Cardinal Newman High School and was named Florida's Class 4A Player of the Year. Collins played two seasons at Wake Forest, and his breakout sophomore campaign, in which he averaged 19.2 points and 9.8 rebounds while setting a program record with 12 consecutive 20-point games, made him the school's first first-team All-ACC selection and earned him ACC Most Improved Player honours. The Atlanta Hawks selected Collins 19th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, and he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, developing into an efficient, athletic forward known for his finishing ability and rebounding across six seasons in Atlanta. Collins was traded to the Utah Jazz in 2023 before moving to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2025, continuing his career as a versatile frontcourt scorer whose family's nomadic military upbringing gave him an unusually broad early-life foundation before he settled into basketball in Florida.

Athletic power forward with strong finishing ability and improving three-point shot

Athletic power forward who became an All-Star with the Hawks

• NBA All-Star 2021