Collison scored 20 points (8-13 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), seven assists, four rebounds and two steals over 30 minutes in Thursday's 116-104 preseason loss to the Lakers.

EDGE Analysis

Collison continues to alternate starts with Ty Lawson, who'll replace him in the starting lineup for the first eight games of the season while the former serves a suspension. The veteran guard's outing Thursday was particularly encouraging, with Collison effectively feeding his teammates while enjoying a very strong shooting night himself. The eighth-year pro averaged 16.1 points, 5.6 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals across 34.8 minutes in 45 starts during the 2014-15 campaign, his first in Sacramento, and could realistically approximate those numbers once he enters the starting lineup for good in mid-November.