Zach Collins
Age 28 · 6'11" · 250 lb · USA
Pick #10, 2017 Draft · Rookie 2018 · 389 games · 20 playoff games
DPM · #270 of 519
-0.7Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzen Wright 2004-05 | 29 | -0.7 | +0.1, -1.8, -2.0, -2.4, under 10 games | 87 |
| Khem Birch 2020-21 | 28 | -0.5 | -0.4, -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Frank Kaminsky 2020-21 | 28 | -1.1 | under 10 games, +0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Dewayne Dedmon 2017-18 | 28 | -0.1 | +0.4, 0.0, +0.8, -0.8, -2.9 | 87 |
| Nazr Mohammed 2005-06 | 28 | -0.9 | -2.0, -2.3, -3.0, -2.1, -1.3 | 86 |
| Chris Wilcox 2011-12 | 29 | -0.8 | -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Tyler Zeller 2017-18 | 28 | -0.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Kosta Koufos 2017-18 | 29 | -0.6 | -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Alexis Ajinca 2016-17 | 28 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Zaza Pachulia 2012-13 | 29 | -0.8 | -1.5, +0.9, -0.3, +0.5, +0.6 | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Zach's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Zach Collins's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -0.7DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:20.8points13.7rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A100.0
- -1.1DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:19.1points14.3rebounds2.5assistsP/R/A88.2
- -1.3DPMDPM Offense -2.4 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:18.0points10.9rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A83.1
- 0.0DPMDPM Offense -1.2 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:16.1points9.2rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A82.8
- -0.9DPMDPM Offense -2.4 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:17.7points12.7rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A82.7
- -1.0DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:22.1points12.4rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A82.6
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:22.0points15.0rebounds2.3assistsP/R/A81.6
- -0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:18.9points11.7rebounds2.5assistsP/R/A80.8
- -0.5DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:10.6points18.2rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A80.7
- -0.6DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:19.3points18.1rebounds8.3assistsP/R/A80.1
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Zach Collins's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $5.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $7.8M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.4M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 0.4
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 1.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 30.1
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 so far | CHI | 28 | 1 | 8.6 | -0.74 | -1.68 | +0.93 | — |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 28 | 10 | 18.4 | -0.75 | -1.69 | +0.94 | — |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 27 | 64 | 15.3 | -1.21 | -1.97 | +0.76 | 659th of 924 |
| 2023-24 | SAS | 26 | 69 | 22.1 | -2.44 | -2.29 | -0.15 | 933rd of 1010 |
| 2022-23 | SAS | 25 | 63 | 22.9 | -0.92 | -1.22 | +0.29 | 634th of 1077 |
| 2021-22 | SAS | 24 | 28 | 17.9 | -0.17 | -1.19 | +1.02 | 405th of 1185 |
| 2020-21 | POR | 23 | 0 | — | -0.19 | -0.96 | +0.77 | — |
| 2019-20 | POR | 22 | 11 | 26.4 | -1.58 | -1.98 | +0.40 | — |
| 2018-19 | POR | 21 | 77 +16 | 17.6 | -1.60 | -1.81 | +0.21 | 354th of 571 |
| 2017-18 | POR | 20 | 66 +4 | 15.8 | -2.26 | -2.00 | -0.26 | 255th of 354 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 5.2 projected minutes and a pace of 101.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 20.8 | 2.3 |
| Rebounds | 13.7 | 1.5 |
| Offensive | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Defensive | 9.3 | 1.0 |
| Assists | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| FG attempts | 14.5 | 1.6 |
| FT attempts | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 51.0% · 33.0% · 76.3% | |