Forward-Center · Atlanta Hawks
John Collins
Age 28 · USA · 206 cm (6'9") · 103 kg · Born Sep 23, 1997 · Wake Forest
15.7 PPG
7.7 RPG
1.4 APG
541 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
541games
8,491career pts
19.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 364 games · 2017-18–2022-23
Position rank · 2025-26
#25PPG rank
#25PER rank
#25WS rank
Among 64 Forward-Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.6
2019-20 · ATL
RPG
10.1
2019-20 · ATL
APG
2.0
2018-19 · ATL
PER
23.5
2019-20 · ATL
WS
6.7
2020-21 · ATL
Draft
2017
Round 1 ·
Pick 19
from Wake Forest
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2017
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | ATL | 74 | 26 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 57.6 | 34.0 | 71.5 | 18.3 | 5.4 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 61 | 59 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 34.8 | 76.3 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 41 | 41 | 33.2 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 58.3 | 40.1 | 80.0 | 23.5 | 4.9 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 63 | 63 | 29.3 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 39.9 | 83.3 | 20.6 | 6.7 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 54 | 53 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 52.6 | 36.4 | 79.3 | 18.7 | 5.1 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 71 | 71 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 50.8 | 29.2 | 80.3 | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 68 | 66 | 28.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 53.2 | 37.1 | 79.5 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 40 | 31 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.7 | 39.9 | 84.8 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | LAC | 69 | 56 | 27.1 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 55.2 | 40.6 | 76.6 | — | — |
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About John Collins
John Martin Collins III is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Collins was selected with the 19th pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2017 NBA draft.