Zach Collins

Zach Collins entered the league as a skilled, passing-minded big — a No. 10 pick in 2017 flipped to Portland on draft night who reached the 2019 Western Conference Finals as a rotation piece. His career has been defined as much by resilience as by talent: a foot stress fracture wiped out his entire 2020-21 season, and injuries have repeatedly interrupted his momentum. He rebuilt his value in San Antonio as a high-feel center who can shoot and orchestrate from the elbow, then landed in Chicago at the 2025 trade deadline. Toe surgery limited him to just 10 games in 2025-26, yet the Bulls still committed to a two-year extension in the offseason — a bet on his playmaking and spacing when healthy rather than on his availability.