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Scoring ability is seriously insufficient! The performance of the former Warriors star in the backcourt in the Suns is very disappointing?

5:53am, 18 July 2025【Basketball】

In a previous NBA summer league game, the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Phoenix Suns 89-85 after a hard battle. After this game, the Timberwolves won four consecutive victories in the summer league, with their current record of 4 wins and 0 losses, while the Suns' record has dropped to 1 wins and 3 losses.

In this game, the Suns' starting point guard Yuri Collins' performance was quite average. Collins played 27 minutes and 57 seconds in the game, made 1 of 6 shots and 0 of 1 from outside the three-point line, scored 2 points, 1 rebound, 9 assists and 2 steals, and had 4 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -12. Collins' offensive efficiency is very poor. He lacks basic scoring ability. His offensive efficiency is a mess. He has no way to provide basic support to the team in this regard. Collins did show good passing and organizing skills, but he did not do well in turnover control. In addition, Collins' performance on the defensive end is even more unsatisfactory. His personal defensive ability is very limited, and it is difficult for him to assume more responsibilities on the defensive end. Collins was unable to show his value on both offense and defense, and the team's situation was also very undesirable when he was on the court. As a starting point guard, he could only play like this, which also largely led to the team's final defeat.

Summer League so far, Collins has averaged 26 minutes of playing time in the first four games, with averaging 7.8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 3.5 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage is 38.7%, his three-point shooting percentage is 0%, and his free throw shooting percentage is 100%. Collins' performance in these games was not ideal, his scoring ability was very average, his assist-and-turnover ratio was not so ideal, and his performance on the defensive end was also very disappointing. Collins's advantages were not played out, but his weaknesses were further magnified. Such performance is indeed very disappointing.

Colins was born in March 2001 and is 24 years old, 183cm tall and weighs 86kg. He is the undraft in the 2023 NBA Draft. Collins has played for the Golden State Warriors' NBA Development League team Santa Cruz Warriors in the past two seasons. He once received a 10-day contract from the Warriors last season and has played twice in the NBA. Considering Collins' experience in the NBA and NBA Development League, Collins should have played his various talents in the summer league level. It is indeed a bit disappointing that his performance in the summer league was so difficult. It seems that he still needs to stay in the NBA Development League for a while next season.

source:7m cnc