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Building chemistry: Collins puts up 30 points

LAS VEGAS —

Just one look.

John Collins isn’t ready to make comparisons to some of the great point guard-power forward combinations in NBA history. However, there is chemistry building between Trae Young and Collins. Take a play early in a Las Vegas Summer League game between the Hawks and Knicks as an example.

Young faced a double-team from the Knicks in a pick-and-roll with Collins. The rookie point guard, the No. 5 overall pick in the draft, found Collins with a no-look pass for an easy basket.

“It was sort of a feeling,” said Collins, entering his second season after he was the No.