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The Nine Things to Know About John Collins' 2017-18 Season

1) Let's get the obvious one out of the way, John had a LOT of dunks. Collins finished with 123 dunks, the 12th-best mark in the NBA. All of the players who had more dunks, players like Clint Capela (who led the NBA), Anthony Davis, and Giannis Antetokounmpo all played significantly more minutes.

Expect Collins to click the top 10 next season.

2) In the official NBA shot data, here's how John's dunks were broken down:

  • 32 dunks
  • 32 cutting dunks
  • 25 alley oop dunks
  • 11 running dunks
  • 8 tip dunks
  • 8 putback dunks
  • 5 driving dunks
  • 1 driving reverse dunk
  • 1 running alley oop dunk

3) If you watched the Hawks this season, you probably already know what John's running alley oop dunk was:

4) John showed remarkable touch near the rim.