Collins is exactly what this Trail Blazers team needs to transition from a fringe playoff contender to competing for home court advantage in the West. He brings rim protection (1.8 blocks per game last season), a back to the basket game and even has the range to step out behind the arc at times (47.6 percent from three on just 21 attempts last season). The Las Vegas-native has all the tools to develop into a modern day stretch four in the NBA.
The Blazers’ lineup possesses a glaring weakness at the power forward position with neither Noah Vonleh nor Al-Farouq Aminu running away with the starting job last season.