Isaiah Collier is determined to pick himself up and show that he is an elite basketball player after his noticeable fall down the board in the 2024 NBA draft. Collier had plenty to say to veteran NBA writer Marc Spears of Andscape:
“I’m going into every workout with a chip on my shoulder. A lot of things didn’t go the way I wanted them to go. There is a purpose to it. I feel like I’m still going to showcase that I’m that guy,” Collier told Spears.
“I want to show everyone that I’m the best guard in this draft class,” he said. “I’m taking it day by day. Keep working. Going in there in high-level shape and showcasing what I do.”
Collier goes to the Utah Jazz, a young team in rebuilding mode in a place, Salt Lake City, where the media environment isn’t nearly as suffocating as it would have been in New York with the Knicks or in Philadelphia with the 76ers. It’s a place where Collier will have time and space to grow. The team fit is, on balance, relatively good.
Now Collier can go prove a point about his quality as a professional basketball player.
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