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Hunter Patterson: John Collins on the Pistons’ depth: “We have true depth. Not only that we have young legs, hungry guys, we have older veterans who have seen a little bit more of the league. Just a nice balance of everything.”
Hunter Patterson: John Collins on his fit with Jalen Duren: “With our athleticism, our ability to dominate the paint, I feel like it’s going to be fun to play with JD. Especially with his vision, I feel like I have some underrated vision. … Always happy to have another good big fella.”
Jacob Richman: Asked John Collins about learning the Pistons’ identity, said the team has a different heart when they’re playing. Has him working to find the same passion inside himself as they get to work. “It’s good to see and I gotta turn my motor on, too.”
Hunter Patterson: Asked John Collins how he sees his game meshing with Cade Cunningham offensively: “Trying to use my versatility to play off him. I pride myself on trying to get a lot of easy buckets, I feel like Cade is a great playmaker.”
Omari Sankofa II: JB Bickerstaff on John Collins: "He has legit size at that position. Above-average athletic ability at that position. Obviously the ability to shoot it. He can play the 5, he can set screens and roll, he can pick and pop. He brings a ton of versatility."
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And he organized his teammates in San Diego in August to get in “sweat equity” with the newcomers – including John Collins and Isaiah Joe – and build familiarity before training camp opens Sept. 29. “I’m excited,” Cunningham, 24, told the Free Press on Thursday in an exclusive interview in Sterling Heights. “I think the anticipation of it makes you a little anxious, ready to get it going, ready to get the ball out there and just play. Like I said, I’ve felt like a rookie again, like I’m stepping into something new a little bit. And there’s excitement and nerves that come with that. I’m thankful for all of that stuff. I work the best job in the world and am excited to get it back going. I just feel blessed.”
Bobby Marks: For the Clippers, the Max Stus $16.6M expiring contract goes into the $17M John Collins trade exception. Including the $8.7M Bennedict Mathurin Qualifying Offer, LAC is $11.7M below the first apron.
Per the NBA’s transaction wire, a lot of Pistons trades are now official. They’ve acquired John Collins, Taurean Prince and Gary Harris and traded Isaiah Stewart, Caris LeVert and Marcus Sasser.
— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa.bsky.social) 2026-07-08T18:09:59.393Z
Shams Charania: Dallas is sending Middleton to the Wizards via sign-and-trade as part of a larger six-team deal that includes, in total, the Mavericks, Wizards, Clippers, Pistons, Bucks and Grizzlies. It involves previously agreed upon deals such as John Collins, Gary Harris and Taurean Prince (Detroit), Isaiah Stewart (Memphis), Santi Aldama (Mavericks), Caris LeVert (Bucks), etc.
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Keith Smith: Factoring in the reported contracts for John Collins, Kevin Huerter & Javonte Green and the Gary Harris/Taurean Prince acquisitions, I've got the Pistons at about $42.8M under the luxury tax. That's enough room to give Jalen Duren a 25% of the cap max without going into the tax.
Yossi Gozlan: I could see the Isaiah Stewart, Isaiah Joe, John Collins, & Santi Aldama trades expand into a five-team trade between the Pistons, Grizzlies, Clippers, Mavericks, & Thunder. Pistons need to send out $20M to match for Collins & Joe. Stewart ($15M) & Marcus Sasser ($5.2M) work.
Jake Fischer: The Clippers will create a trade exception by helping facilitate John Collins’ sign-and-trade to Detroit, sources say. Collins’ three-year, $51 million contract with the Pistons is only guaranteed for the first season, as @omarisankofa reported. I’m told Detroit wasn’t willing to offer Tobias Harris more than one guaranteed season, either. With the Lakers business today, let’s see if Harris or Rui Hachimura end up signing into the Spurs’ open forward spot.
Shams Charania: The Pistons pursued Collins as their top target to assume an expected starting role at power forward -- completing a deal with his agents Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management this morning.
