Zach Collins is sticking with the Bulls.
The former Gonzaga forward agreed Tuesday to a two-year, $17 million extension with Chicago, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Bulls later confirmed that Collins had reached a new deal, though the team did not disclose the contract details.
Collins’ agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, worked out the extension with the Bulls in recent days, keeping the veteran out of the free agency market and in Chicago for at least the next two seasons.
A one-and-done player at Gonzaga, Collins helped the Bulldogs reach the 2017 national championship game before Portland picked him No. 10 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.
Now preparing to enter his ninth NBA season, the 28-year-old has appeared in 388 career games. But availability has been the defining issue for much of his career. He has been limited to 38 games over the last two seasons with Chicago after arriving from San Antonio during the 2024-25 season.
Collins began the 2025-26 season sidelined by a wrist injury, then played only 10 games before a toe injury ended his season and required surgery. In those 10 appearances, he averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds.
The injury issues go back to his early years in Portland, too. Collins played 77 games in the 2018-19 season, but he has not reached 70 games in any of his other seven seasons in the league.
Two seasons ago, Collins logged 64 total games, including 36 with San Antonio before the trade deadline deal sent him to Chicago. He finished that season with the Bulls, appearing in 28 games and averaging 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
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