Portland Trail Blazers: 3 goals for Zach Collins in 2018-19

3. Getting bigger

After the season ended, the Blazers held their postseason media day. During his exit interview, Collins was asked about what his plans for the summer were.

"“I definitely need to put on weight. I think that will be a huge part in my development. I have full intentions of putting on good weight, a lot of muscle this summer. Whatever my role is next season, I want to play a lot of minutes and adding weight is going to be a huge part of that.”"

If he wants to be a useful player in this league, he has to keep getting stronger. Collins needs to add muscle so he can bang around down low and not get pushed around. He will be playing power forward and center. Collins will be battling one-on-one against guys like DeMarcus Cousins (270 pounds), LaMarcus Aldridge (260 pounds), Blake Griffin (251 pounds) and Kevin Love (251 pounds).

Coming into the 2018 NBA Summer League, it was evident that Collins got bigger. In an interview at Summer League, Collins said he was about 240 pounds, and that was 20 pounds more than he was last season in Vegas. He is still only 20 years old and has time to grow into this body.

Adding more weight will help Collins score better down low, fight for rebounds, set better screens and protect the rim. He is a high-IQ basketball player with fantastic skill and athletic ability, but Collins won’t last long in the NBA if he can’t hold his own. Adding muscle and getting stronger will make the NBA game more comfortable for him.