Player Dossier

Collin Gillespie

PHX · 2025-26Rotation connectorHigh evidence

Connective passer · Pick-and-roll handler · Spot-up spacer · Point-of-attack defender

What does Collin Gillespie actually supply on the floor?

Collin Gillespie's strongest evidenced functions are passing, shooting, creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim pressure, rim protection. The profile is tied to PHX for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation69

Rim pressure36

Shooting74

Passing74

Screening*—

Interior finish14

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection36

Event creation62

Rebounding40

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	PHX	Rotation connector	High evidence	69	36	74	74	—	14	—	—	36	62	40
2024-25	PHX	—	Mixed coverage	61	46	64	61	—	26	46	47	45	62	37
2023-24	DEN	—	Mixed coverage	56	46	55	53	—	30	—	—	46	59	38

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

PHX · 2025-26Replacement lineup exists, with a performance cost

PHX had an observed replacement lineup for Collin Gillespie, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Grayson Allen, Mark Williams] at -1.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 209 possessions.

rotation 57%loses 24.2% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Mark Williams

shrunk net -1.0010 over 209 possessions

on floor 4290 possessions · off floor 3109 possessions

PHX · 2024-25Observed replacement lineup exists

PHX had a supported lineup path without Collin Gillespie: [Kevin Durant, Mason Plumlee, Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Ryan Dunn] at 6.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 171 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 12%loses 3.1% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kevin Durant · Mason Plumlee · Tyus Jones · Devin Booker · Ryan Dunn

shrunk net 6.6250 over 171 possessions

on floor 836 possessions · off floor 6195 possessions

DEN · 2023-24Observed replacement lineup exists

DEN had a supported lineup path without Collin Gillespie: [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr.] at 7.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 2279 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 5%loses 1.4% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokic · Jamal Murray · Michael Porter Jr.

shrunk net 7.3940 over 2279 possessions

on floor 398 possessions · off floor 7707 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

PHX · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2026

Collin Gillespie has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2026 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.