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4) John showed remarkable touch near the rim. Collins successfully finished 69.1 percent of his shots in the restricted area, a mark that ranked him among the NBA's best finishers. 

5) John had one of the most efficient shooting seasons of all time for a rookie. According to Basketball Reference, Collins had the third-best effective field-goal percentage ever for a rookie and the fifth-best field-goal percentage. 

 John Collins is 20 years old. All of the players who had a better shooting percentage were 21 years old or older at the start of their rookie seasons. 

6) John led the Hawks in total rebounds (541), offensive rebounds (176) and blocks (80). Collins also ranked among the NBA's best in related rate-based statistics: offensive rebound rate (11.8 percent), total rebound rate (16.7 percent) and blocks per 36 minutes (1.6).

7) John, in his own words, on his summer improvement plan: 

8) John made 16 of his 47 three-point attempts (34.0 percent). Not bad for a player who attempted (and missed) the only long-distance try of his collegiate career. 

 But it's even more impressive when you consider that Collins missed his six longest attempts of the season, and those shots were all taken with one second or less remaining in the quarter. Subtract these end-of-quarter heaves, and Collins' three-point percentage looks even sunnier.

9) John, on the player who has helped him the most:

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Nine Things to Know About John Collins' 2017-18 Season

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1) DeAndre' bookended his season with spurts of strong play. In the season opening win over Dallas, Bembry contributed 6 points, 6 rebounds and some exceedingly good defense. Unfortunately, Bembry fractured his wrist in the game and missed the next month.

2) DeAndre' finished the season on a high note. After a series of injuries over the course of the season, Bembry played well after returning for the final five games. He averaged 6.6 points and 3.6 assists in just under 19 minutes per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor. 

His defense was a factor, too. Bembry averaged 1.6 steals in those games, and the Hawks went 3-2 to finish the season.

3) DeAndre', in his own words, on the boost that he got from finishing the season healthy:

4) In his exit interview, DeAndre' said that he wanted to work on two things this summer. Bembry said that he wanted to improve at shooting the ball and making the right decisions in pick-and-roll situations. 

5) DeAndre' had one of the best Hawks' blocks on the season. The Hawks stonewalled a bunch of shots in the 2017-18 season, but Bembry's running, soaring swat of Reggie Bullock of the Detroit Pistons looked like a move that only a superhero could pull off.

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