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Collin Gillespie

Phoenix Suns · #12 · Rotation
PG6'1"195 lbage 273 yrs expVillanovaHuntingdon Valley, PA
8th best of 14 on PHXworth +0.2 wins to the rotation
OFF82DEF78
Elite shooter & playmaker
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Western · Pacific · proj. 36-46 (▲+3.8)
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A steady, high-IQ lead guard who broke through across all 80 games — 12.7 points, 4.6 assists and a sweet 40% from deep on 87% free-throw shooting. He defends his position, takes care of the ball, and posted a strong positive box impact; a legitimate rotation point guard and a free agent to retain.

12.7
PPG
4.1
RPG
4.6
APG
1.2
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 80MPG 28.5FG% 41.83P% 40.1FT% 87.4TS% 57.5USG% 18.7PER 15.3BPM +2.5VORP 2.6EPM 0.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting92
Playmaking87
Rebounding87
Perimeter defense87
Scoring79
Rim protection65
Inside finishing56

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2023-24 to 2025-26 · 3 seasons
9.4
PPG
3.1
RPG
3.5
APG
137
GAMES
Points 1,293Win Shares 7.8Starts 67Best season 2025-26 · 12.7 ppg
Games played, last three seasons56%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 24 → 26
▲Rising

Collin, at 26, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.2 → 6.0 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▼ 3.1 wins (-2.9)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Range 1.4–4.8 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.7 → +2.5+5.226-27 forecast +2.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -2.7 · 24 games2024-25: +2.5 · 33 games2025-26: +2.5 · 80 games2026-27: +2.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 6.0+4.826-27 forecast 3.1
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 1.2 · 24 games2024-25: 2.1 · 33 games2025-26: 6.0 · 80 games2026-27: 3.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $7.0M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $3.1M · 24 games2024-25: $4.7M · 33 games2025-26: $27.5M · 80 games2026-27: $7.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '26. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
—Signed · terms pending
Runs through—
Est. market value$6,966,000 /yr
Surplus+$6,966,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.