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2017 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Volume 2

By Owen Nelson

2017 NBA Draft prospects Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
2017 NBA Draft prospects Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 3, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Zach Collins (32) shoots over North Carolina Tar Heels forward Isaiah Hicks (4) in the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Zach Collins (32) shoots over North Carolina Tar Heels forward Isaiah Hicks (4) in the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

PF. Gonzaga. Zach Collins. 11. player. 170.

Zach Collins came up big for Gonzaga during their run to the National Championship Game. He was more of a draft prospect for the 2018 NBA Draft but his recent performances saw him sky rocket up draft boards, and now he’s officially declared and has signed an agent so he can’t go back to school now.

The lengthy power forward has shown that he can be effective in a handful of ways. He can step out and hit a three, he’s shot an underrated 47.6 percent from three this season. Collins also shot an absurd 67.2 percent on two point shots. Moreover, he is gifted on the defensive end, he send back an average of 1.8 shots a game this season.

The Gonzaga man may be  the star big man that the Hornets have been looking for ever since Al Jefferson was on the decline. They’ve drafted Cody Zeller fourth in 2013, Noah Vonleh ninth in 2014 and Frank Kaminsky ninth in 2015, Zeller and Kaminsky have been serviceable but Vonleh was an utter bust and is no longer with the team.