The Atlanta Hawks picked up perhaps the steal of the 2017 NBA Draft when they selected John Collins out of Wake Forest University all the way at #19 overall. Collins was taken behind players such as Frank Ntilikina, Zach Collins, Luke Kennard, Justin Jackson, Justin Patton and T.J. Leaf – who was taken with the pick directly ahead of JC.
Collins went on to become one of the most productive young big men in the league and nearly averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds last season (19.