Zach Collins Injured

yifsuibfe1 · Post #1 » by **yifsuibfe1** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:27 pm

https://bsky.app/profile/mikeascotto.bsky.social/post/3m3i775aubc2r

Chicago Bulls center Zach Collins underwent successful surgery yesterday to repair a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

Jcool0 · Post #2 » by **Jcool0** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:39 pm

Read on Twitter

sco · Post #3 » by **sco** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:48 pm

Bummer. He definitely seemed to be uncomfortable after he injured it. I can tell myself that maybe he beat out Vuc for the starting gig, but I doubt it, so maybe not a huge thing.

Is he a righty?

GoBlue72391 · Post #4 » by **GoBlue72391** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:53 pm

Get ready for even more Vuc!

sco · Post #5 » by **sco** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:55 pm

All the more reason to buyout Carter and add Achuiwa for the min.

Evil_Headband · Post #6 » by **Evil_Headband** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:58 pm

sco wrote:Is he a righty?

Yes. Thinking about it, I'm not sure there is currently a left-hander on the Bulls. Maybe I'm forgetting someone.

Hangtime84 · Post #7 » by **Hangtime84** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:00 pm

Story of Collins career whenever he looks like solid starter. Man needs a win

kodo · Post #8 » by **kodo** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:13 pm

Awful blow, he was our best center and that's a position that will win/lose games for us since our plan is to ignore the 3P line on defense.

Evil_Headband · Post #9 » by **Evil_Headband** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:17 pm

I'm wondering what Billy would do if Vuc or Jalen went down or were in foul trouble. I recall Pat playing center a few times. That poor rebounding though! Julian Phillips has the length but he's so skinny (Derrick Jones says hi). I doubt he'd throw in Lachy or make Essengue play out of position so soon.

rosenthall · Post #10 » by **rosenthall** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:21 pm

Hangtime84 wrote:Story of Collins career whenever he looks like solid starter. Man needs a win

Yep. He's always been a decent player, but the style of play that makes him effective is more than his body can handle. Including the one year he missed due to injury, this is his ninth season. He's never been a reliable starter for anyone.

People will moan about how this means we'll get more Vuc, but people take for granted that Vuc has always been able to play big minute roles, something neither Smith nor Collins have ever been able to do.

Red8911 · Post #11 » by **Red8911** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:24 pm

Wow ofcourse this has to happen right when the season is about to start. He looked really good too.At least it’s only a month and nothing more serious.

pipfan · Post #12 » by **pipfan** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:45 pm

We should be fine with Vuc/Smith and play Noa a bit there
Collins just isn't a starter-never has been

I want us to go for IHart next summer, assuming OKC has to let him go due to $. KP would fit too-but injury is always a risk with him.

Post #13 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:23 pm

This right after Billy Donovan said he didnt think it was serious lol

We go through this all the time.

burlydee · Post #14 » by **burlydee** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:29 pm

Unfortunately this is the story of his career. Always hurt.

burlydee · Post #15 » by **burlydee** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:30 pm

Unfortunately this is the story of his career. Always hurt.

Chi town · Post #16 » by **Chi town** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:13 pm

Evil_Headband wrote:I'm wondering what Billy would do if Vuc or Jalen went down or were in foul trouble. I recall Pat playing center a few times. That poor rebounding though! Julian Phillips has the length but he's so skinny (Derrick Jones says hi). I doubt he'd throw in Lachy or make Essengue play out of position so soon.

Billy mentioned last presser about Pat at the 5 before Collins went down. I think we will see Pat get 6-10 mins at the 5 as it opens up more mins for the glut of guards. Noa will def get a look too.

Reevaluated in 4 weeks means playing in probably 6-7 weeks. That’s a lot of games missed.

Bulliever2020 · Post #17 » by **Bulliever2020** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:13 pm

Man, that sucks

Chi town · Post #18 » by **Chi town** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:14 pm

pipfan wrote:We should be fine with Vuc/Smith and play Noa a bit there
Collins just isn't a starter-never has been

I want us to go for IHart next summer, assuming OKC has to let him go due to $. KP would fit too-but injury is always a risk with him.

I think that will be the plan. Hart and draft a C.

meekrab · Post #19 » by **meekrab** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:31 pm

Just what I wanted for my birthday, 35 minutes a game of Vucevic :cry:

Evil_Headband · Post #20 » by **Evil_Headband** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:02 pm

Chi town wrote:
pipfan wrote:We should be fine with Vuc/Smith and play Noa a bit there
Collins just isn't a starter-never has been

I want us to go for IHart next summer, assuming OKC has to let him go due to $. KP would fit too-but injury is always a risk with him.

I think that will be the plan. Hart and draft a C.

It's early still but this draft seems to be light at C. Bulls state they take the best player available too. Honestly, I would be quite upset if they held this plan.

(I don't think Hartenstein will be available, either.)