Report: F John Collins signing 3-year, $51M deal with Pistons

Free agent forward John Collins agreed to a three-year, $51 million ​deal with the ‌Detroit Pistons, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Collins, 28, is expected to start at power forward ‌for ​Detroit after ⁠averaging 13.6 points ⁠and 5.3 rebounds in 69 games (56 starts) for the Los Angeles ​Clippers the 2025-26 season. He shot ⁠a career-high 40.6% ⁠from 3-point range.

A ​first-round pick (19th overall) by ​Atlanta in 2017, Collins ‌has posted 15.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 541 ⁠career games (466 starts) with the Hawks (2017-23), Utah Jazz (2023-25) and Clippers.

Collins ⁠spent ‌the first ⁠half of his career ​as ‌a pick-and-roll partner ​with ⁠Trae Young in Atlanta, a similar role Detroit envisions alongside All-Star point guard Cade Cunningham.

–Field Level ​Media