Former Utah Jazz Center Jarron Collins to Speak at DNC

Former Utah Jazz big man Jarron Collins will be joining his twin brother, Jason, in speaking at the Democratic National Convention next week.

Jarron Collins has a reputation for his smarts, on the hardwood and otherwise.

Throughout his 11-year playing career–eight of which were spent in a Utah Jazz uniform–as well as in his most recent gig as an assistant coach under Steve Kerr for the 2015 NBA champion Golden State Warriors, he’s been lauded as much for his brain as the brawn that comes with being 6-foot-11 and 260 pounds.

Next week, he’s receiving the opportunity to show just why this has been the case on an entirely different stage–the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

According to a tweet from the former Jazzman, he’ll be joining his twin brother Jason–a former 13-year pro who came out as the league’s first openly gay player in 2013–in speaking at the convention in Philadelphia next week–

The Collins twins have both endorsed Hillary Clinton, who will officially become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president at the DNC, in this year’s election.

Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also among those expected to speak at the convention, which runs from Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28. Other speakers include Mrs. Clinton, President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama, Chelsea Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders, Vice-President Joe Biden, actress Chloë Grace Moretz and more.

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In his eight years with the Jazz, who drafted the Stanford grad in 2001, Collins played in 480 games (starting in 206 of them) and averaged four points, three rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes per contest.

After his playing career ended in 2011, he worked as a scout and assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers and a television analyst for the Pac-12 Network, before joining the Warriors in 2014. He acted as head coach for the Warriors’ summer league squad earlier this month.