Zach Collins contract extension fingered as San Antonio Spurs’ biggest regret of 2023-24

His fit (or lack thereof) next to Victor Wembanyama may be a bigger reason to have buyers’ remorse for Collins’ big new contract extension

Was extending the contract of San Antonio Spurs big man Zach Collins the move that the Spurs would consider their biggest regret of the 2023-24 NBA season? The oft-injured swingman played 69 (nice!) games this season, the second-most of his NBA career, which oddly has little to do with said potential regret.

His fit (or lack thereof) next to star rookie forward Victor Wembanyama may be a bigger reason to have buyers’ remorse for Collins’ big new contract extension, according to Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes. “The 26-year-old started each of the Spurs’ first 20 games alongside Wembanyama, theoretically providing floor-spacing on offense and another big body to shield the rookie from tough matchups on the other end,” writes Hughes.

“It wasn’t the worst theory, even if the Frenchman showed quickly he needed no protection, but the numbers with those two bigs sharing the floor were rough from the start,” he adds.

“Big picture, the Spurs are in great shape. Wembanyama has the look of an all-time great, and the historic rookie numbers back up the eye test,” suggests Hughes. “But Wemby is San Antonio’s most important player since Tim Duncan, and it didn’t exactly set him up to succeed.”

We’re leaning more to not finding a little more talent to pair with Wemby at the deadline, but these minor issues are far from what plagues many other teams in the league, so we’ll take it.

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