The Portland Trail Blazers are generally viewed as Damian Lillard’s team. Following the departures of LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum over the past few seasons, it was Lillard who was left behind in Portland, taking it upon himself to shoulder most of the responsibilities of leading the team.
It was a blessing for Portland, though, that another mid-major program product in C.J. McCollum has stepped in to share the burden with Lillard with the two forming one of the deadliest backcourt tandems in the league. With McCollum and Lillard behind the wheel, the Blazers have managed to look decent despite the exodus of several key talents.
The Oregonian writer, Tim Brown, recognizes the outstanding talent emanating from the two stars, and wonders on Twitter who among McCollum and Lillard would be the better option to build a new franchise around.
Damian Lillard or CJ McCollum? If you were building a franchise, who would you rather build a team around? https://t.co/8V1pHCD6jg #RipCity pic.twitter.com/98JwZ7hcsM
— Tim Brown (@timfsbrown) September 11, 2017
Y'all petty smh https://t.co/PDeKOYn0F1
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 11, 2017
Ponderings like this aren't new, especially in the offseason when basketball fans compose such debates to fill in the void before the NBA season, but it still comes as a surprise when the subject reacts.
Reading between the lines, McCollum probably just didn’t want this to be much of a dispute when he’s more than happy to team up with Lillard in carrying the Blazers.
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