USC freshman Collier headed to NBA draft

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 12:15 PM ET USC freshman point player Isaiah Collier will get in the 2024 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday.Collier will be represented by agent B.J. Armstrong of Wasserman. He just recently was ranked as the No. 11 total draft prospect by ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Kevin Pelton. Isaiah Collier will get in the draft after one season at USC. Collier is ranked as the tenth-best readily available player in ESPN’s Top 100 prospects. Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire Collier, 19, balanced 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Trojans

and brings a 6-foot-5 frame to the playmaking position. Collier had his freshman season interrupted for a month in January by a fractured hand, but he resumed play at a high level and was picked to the All-Pac-12 freshman team.When Collier is at his best, his mix of size, changing speeds, live-dribble passing and bully-ball finishing offer him a semblance of star power that few potential customers in this draft can match. Collier had one of his finest college games in February versus Colorado and Cody Williams, scoring 25 points and passing for 9 assists with just one turnover.Collier was the No. 1 high school hire in the nation out of Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, and co-MVP of the 2023 McDonald’s All American game.ESPN’s NBA draft expert Jonathan Givony added to this story.