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Former Gonzaga standout Zach Collins, on the mend from his third ankle surgery in 10 months, has a new NBA home and a healthy new contract. He has agreed to a three-year, $22-million contract to join the San Antonio Spurs.

Former Gonzaga forward Kelly Olynyk’s NBA career will continue with the Detroit Pistons.

Gonzaga has a sizable contingent of former standouts on NBA summer league rosters, including Joel Ayayi, Killian Tillie, Johnathan Williams and Zach Norvell Jr. in action Tuesday.

Team USA coach Jamie Dixon, who guided the Americans to the gold medal last month at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia, came away impressed with Holmgren on and off the floor after the team spent about 25 days together.

The 2022 NBA Draft is on the clock, even though it’s about 11 months away. For Gonzaga, which had a program record three former players selected in Thursday’s draft, the 2022 event could bring more milestones.

Most analysts had Jalen Suggs going to Toronto but the Raptors threw a wrinkle into Thursday’s NBA Draft by taking Florida State’s Scottie Barnes with the fourth pick. Suggs waited a few minutes longer before hugging family members after being selected by Orlando at No. 5. He’s the second-highest pick in Gonzaga history behind Adam Morrison, who went third to Charlotte in 2006.

Former Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs was selected with the fifth pick by the Orlando Magic. Corey Kispert was picked by the Washington Wizards at No. 15.

Jalen Suggs appears to be as resourceful off the court as he was on it during his one season at Gonzaga. The one-and-done point guard has assembled an impressive collection of endorsement deals even before hearing his name called in Thursday’s NBA Draft.

Here’s how the draft experience unfolded for Adam Morrison, Zach Collins and Dan Dickau, with some advice at the end for the next edition of Gonzaga pros.

Corey Kispert was warming up for a recent workout with the Golden State Warriors when he heard a voice from behind.

Gonzaga’s non-conference schedule, already one of the best in program history, just got a whole lot better. The long-discussed Gonzaga-UCLA contest has been finalized for Nov. 23 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a GU source confirmed.