Jason Collins C #98
Current Team: N/A
Born: Dec 2, 1978 (45 years old)
Birthplace/Hometown: Northridge, California
Nationality: United States
Height: 7-0 (213cm) Weight: 255 (116kg)
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Draft Entry: 2001 NBA Draft
Early Entry Info: 2001 Early Entrant
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 18, Houston Rockets
Draft Rights Trade: HOU to NJN, Jun 27, 2001
Pre-Draft Team: Stanford (Jr)
High School: Harvard-Westlake School [Los Angeles, California]
Jason Collins News
Jason Collins Announces Retirement From NBA
Jason Collins has announced his retirement from the NBA in a piece in Sports Illustrated.
Jason Collins Disregards Gay Taunt From One 'Knucklehead' Player
Jason Collins revealed he has received a gay taunt from one NBA player since making his return to the league on Feb. 23.
Nets Sign Jason Collins For Remainder Of Season
Jason Collins has appeared in eight games for the Nets, totaling five points, six rebounds and six steals in 78 minutes.
Jason Collins To Sign With Nets For Rest Of Season
Jason Collins will sign with the Nets for the remainder of the season on Saturday.
Jason Collins To Sign 2nd 10-Day Contract With Nets
Jason Collins' first 10-day contract expires on Tuesday.
Nets Expected To Sign Jason Collins For Remainder Of Season
Jason Collins' first 10-day contract expires early next week.
Kobe Bryant Believes Jason Collins Will Have 'Domino Effect' Beyond Sports
Kobe Bryant believes Jason Collins will teach the youth "it's OK to be yourself."
Jason Collins Signs 10-Day Contract With Nets
Jason Collins will be available to play with the Nets on Sunday night.
Nets, Clippers Interested In Jason Collins
Jason Collins worked out for the Nets during the All-Star break.
Knicks Not Planning On Making Roster Move With Chandler Out
The Knicks have spoken to Jason Collins about joining the team, but they plan on re-signing Jeremy Tyler in December.
Jason Collins Continues To Wait For Call From Team
An NBA source said Jason Collins is "stronger than ever" while waiting for a team to call.
Nets Not Ruling Out Considering Jason Collins Later In Season
Jason Collins has long-standing ties with Jason Kidd and Lawrence Frank.
Pistons Decide Against Signing Jason Collins
Jason Collins would have taken the spot of Slava Kravtsov on the roster.
Sources: Jason Collins Unlikely To Be Signed By Pistons
The Pistons are looking for a big man behind Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond, but they prefer a younger one than Jason Collins.
Jason Collins Receives Interest From Pistons
Jason Collins finished last season with the Wizards.
Jason Collins To Receive Interest From Nets
The Nets are interested in signing Jason Collins.
ESPN President: We Did Great On Collins' Story Except For Not Being More Careful With Broussard
ESPN expected Chris Broussard to speak on the Jason Collins story as a reporter and not reference his personal point of view.
LeBron: Jason Collins Coming Out 'Very Noble On His Part'
LeBron James supported Jason Collins becoming the first openly gay male athlete in a major American professional sport to reveal his sexuality while still an active player.
Collins Receives Largely Positive Support From Basketball Community
Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Tony Parker, Kenneth Faried and Rudy Gay were amongst the dozens of players to publicly offer their support to Jason Collins.
Collins Gave Okafor Advance Notice Of Announcement
Emeka Okafor said Jason Collins was "calm, collected and cool" during their conversation.
Jason Collins Comes Out As First Active Gay Athlete In Professional Sports
Jason Collins became the first active gay athlete in a major North American professional team sport.
Jason Collins 'Definitely' Interested In Return To Celtics
Jason Collins understood the situation, but he didn't want to leave the Celtics when they traded him to the Wizards for Jordan Crawford in February.
Jason Collins Emerges As Celtics' Starting Center
Jason Collins earned praise from Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett after his first start.
Jason Collins Signs With Celtics
Jason Collins spent the 11-12 season with the Hawks.
Celtics Set To Sign Jason Collins
Jason Collins owns career averages of 3.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Hawks To Be Without Jason Collins For Two Weeks
Jason Collins suffered a sprained left elbow during Thursday’s game against Memphis.
Hawks Sign McGrady, Collins, Benson
Tracy McGrady, Jason Collins and Keith Benson have been officially signed.
Jason Collins To Re-Sign With Hawks
Jason Collins has spent the past two seasons with Atlanta and received 12.1 minutes per game in 10-11.
Collins: Howard Doesn’t Like Physical Play
Dwight Howard scored 46 points in Game 1.
Hawks Re-Sign Jason Collins
The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed center Jason Collins.