A year ago, after finishing high school, Isaiah Collier was announced as a possible first draft choice for 2024. A month before the event, everything changed. He was injured twice during his season at USC and despite his stats – 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals on average – there is a lot of waste in his game.
Nothing to break the confidence of the playmaker. “I feel like I’m one of the best players in the Draft”, he assuresbefore talking about his 34% success rate at 3-pts. “The shots didn't fall the way I wanted them to in college, but I worked. My shoot has evolved and I continue to work on it. »
For the rest, his passing qualities and his physical power could be interesting for teams who choose in the middle of the first round. ESPN announces it in eleventh placedrafted by the Bulls, in his “Mock Draft 1.0”. “No matter where I go, I hope it’s the right situation”he announces.
Isaiah Collier is banking on his playing intelligence to make the difference, as well as on his progress in the second half of the season, when he put his injuries behind him.
“I have the feeling that in my second part of the season, when I came back from injury, I was able to show the player I should have been this season. People may doubt it but I feel that way. I blame myself because I should have been like this all year, but that's how it is. It will be seen”he concludes with optimism.
