Zach Collins ☆

• ESPN ESPN · Report · Oct 16

  Collins (toe) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Timberwolves, Bulls' reporter Will Gottlieb reports.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Prediction · Oct 16

  A host thinks Zach Collins and Jalen Smith could both be candidates to be gone by the trade deadline. He says he was shocked when the Bulls signed Collins and kept Smith.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Opinion · Oct 14

  A host says no other Bulls big has Claxton-level interior defense. Zach Collins and Jalen Smith are 'solid'. The host doubts anyone can replace his shot-blocking presence.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Opinion · Oct 14

  If Claxton isn't healthy, a host is confident Toby O'Waka (likely Tobe Awaka) can give quality center minutes. The host does not necessarily expect him to start. Collins and Jalen Smith are the main fill-ins.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Analysis · Oct 14

  A host says the other center they would feel confident with is also dealing with a soft tissue injury, then asks about Zach Collins' return timeline. The context suggests the injured center is Collins, but the host does not say so outright.

• Podcast Tiago Splitter (reported), via Locked On Bulls · Relayed report · Oct 14

  Per a host ('I think'), Tiago Splitter last said they expect Zach Collins to be available by the start of the season. Splitter had also said he expected Collins to play a couple of preseason games.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Analysis · Oct 14

  A host says that unless Zach Collins is activated that day, he won't play a couple of preseason games, contrary to Splitter's earlier expectation.

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