Golden State Warriors Reportedly Sign Elite College Playmaker

Former Saint Louis Billikens standout Yuri Collins spent last season with the Santa Cruz Warriors (Golden State Warriors G League affiliate). Averaging 4.9 assists in just 24.7 minutes per game (8.3 per 36 minutes), Collins showed off some of his elite playmaking ability that made him such a high-level point guard in college.

Averaging 7.6 assists per game in four seasons at Saint Louis, Collins averaged a career-high 10.1 in his senior year. Leading the Atlantic 10 Conference in assists each season from 2021-2023, Collins was an elite floor general for Saint Louis.

Now in the Warriors organization, Collins has reportedly signed a training camp deal with the big club.

The Golden State Warriors have signed guard Yuri Collins to a training camp deal, a league source told @spotrac.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) September 14, 2024

Via Keith Smith of Spotrac: “The Golden State Warriors have signed guard Yuri Collins to a training camp deal, a league source told @spotrac.”

The Warriors have had some success in recent years with players like Collins who were already in the organization but had little to no previous NBA experience. A recent example is Gui Santos who had spent most of his professional career in the G League before playing some key rotation minutes at times for Steve Kerr last season.

All of Yuri Collins’s 20 record-breaking assists.

The best Point Guard in America. pic.twitter.com/efLziwjjEQ
— Saint Louis Men's Basketball (@SaintLouisMBB) December 1, 2022

While a path to Golden State’s standard roster is hard to see for Collins, perhaps he can turn some heads in training camp with elite his passing ability.

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