John Collins
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About
Power forward who was a first-round pick of the Atlanta Hawks in the 2017 NBA Draft. In his second, and final, year of college at Wake Forest University, he was named the 2017 ACC Most Improved Player and earned first-team All-ACC honors.
Before Fame
He attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida and was named the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year his senior year.
Trivia
He earned All-Summer League First Team honors during the 2017 NBA Summer League, which preceded his rookie season.
Family Life
His father John Collins Jr. was in the Navy, and his mother Lyria Rissing-Collins was in the Air Force.
Associated With
He would play alongside Dennis Schroder to begin his NBA career with the Hawks.
