The Atlanta Hawks’ playoff chances in 2019-2020 were hit by a sledgehammer when John Collins was suspended by the league for 25-games just a few days into the season. While Trae Young was already playing like the All-Star he would soon become, he couldn’t win games all by himself, and the team went a disastrous 4-21 during the suspension.
Upon returning, Collins had a bit of a slow start but quickly refound his footing. The third-year forward started to contribute high-quality minutes on a nightly basis around the change from 2019 to 2020.
While he was a threat to go for 30 points on any given night, he was more consistently hovering around the 20 point mark.