Zach Collins Agrees To Two-Year Extension With Bulls

The second year of the contract includes a team option, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network tweets. This signing will eat into their cap space with Spotrac contributor Keith Smith now projecting the Bulls have $22.6MM remaining.

Collins had a rather disappointing 2025/26 season due to a persistent toe injury. He was shut down shortly after the All-Star break after his right toe sprain failed to heal. Training and medical professionals decided that Collins, who didn’t play after Dec. 27, needed surgery to fix the problem.

Prior to that injury, Collins missed the first six weeks of the season with a wrist ailment. He wound up appearing in just 10 games this past season, averaging 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds. The veteran forward/center appeared in a total of 64 games with San Antonio and Chicago in 2024/25.

Collins signed a two-year, $34.8MM extension with San Antonio during the fall of 2023, so he’ll be taking a pay cut to stay with his current club. He projects to back up Nic Claxton, who is heading to Chicago via a trade with Brooklyn, and lottery pick Caleb Wilson at the 4 and 5 spots.

Collins, who began his career in Portland in 2017, has appeared in 388 career games, averaging 8.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.9 minutes.