An MRI on Zach Collins‘ lower left leg has revealed a non-displaced fracture of his fibula, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News tweets.
The Spurs center is expected to be sidelined up to a month, according to McDonald.
Collins logged 21 minutes on Friday against the Clippers when the injury occurred, and hasn’t played in San Antonio’s last two games. He has appeared in nine games off the bench this season, averaging 8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 blocks.
The Spurs guaranteed his $7.35MM salary for this season in June. He has a non-guaranteed $7.7MM salary next season, the third and final year of his contract.
Collins’ career, which began with Portland in 2017 as a lottery pick, has been marred by foot injuries. He was limited to just 39 games the last three seasons, though 28 of those came for the Spurs in the second half of ’21/22.
This is nothing new
I don’t think he would’ve ever been a superstar or anything, but I do think he could’ve been a damn good “piece” for a winning team. It’s seeming like that will never come to fruition.
That was Portland’s plan.
That’s what Portland does. Almost 50 years strong..
Collins is a solid player when he is healthy. Plays with a lot of fire & attitude. Was a big part of the relatively good start for the Spurs. Now the Spurs can join the Magic & Rockets for last place & Wembanyama.
Best the spurs are glad they got rid of Jock Landale now lol