The Chicago Bulls were given serious news on Saturday. center zach collins Will be out for the rest of the season. the reason is Causes of long term injury to toe Which will require surgery.
Head coach Billy Donovan, before the game against the Detroit Pistons expressed a wish For Collins to return next season. According to the Chicago Bulls, he is playing the final year of his contract.
“I think there are two sides to this,” Donovan said. "When a guy is in free agency, there's a financial part to it, and then there's the player, the make-up, the character. It's hard for me, just not being in the conversation with a lot of people, to really know what a guy's value is, so to speak, financially."
“I know this from my perspective [value] It's about winning. [When] He's healthy and he's out there, he's a really good player for us, and I really like him. So, from that standpoint, I'm just hoping everything works out to get back here next year, because I've got a lot of respect for him as a teammate and a worker. Just his mentality, his toughness.”
Collins is completing what remains of his two-year, $34.8 million contract. This was a deal he signed with the San Antonio Spurs. A deal that was later accepted by the Bulls.
Collins played ten games this season. He averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. His last appearance was on December 27 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Collins came up with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the 112–103 loss.
