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Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have established themselves as one of the best guard duos in NBA history over the past few seasons. Both Lillard and McCollum can score with ease, and they usually dominate games together for the Blazers instead of relying on the “my turn, your turn” offensive style […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are far from competing for anything in the NBA given the way their team’s been set up recently. They’re struggling to compete in the West as both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are not enough to stop the team from losing anymore. However, gunning for a high pick is something that […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum believes everything happens for a reason. Take for instance the time Carmelo Anthony was linked to the Blazers in 2017, with McCollum and backcourt partner Damian Lillard clamoring him to join Rip City — a chance he chose to pass up. Fast forward two-plus years and Melo is donning […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum gave the Sacramento Kings the works during a 127-116 win on Wednesday, but he gave Trevor Ariza more than 33 points to remember him by. Attempting to draw contact after driving past Ariza, McCollum shielded his left side with his elbow, getting Ariza right in the nutcracker and getting […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum wants somebody to sign Jamal Crawford now that Carmelo Anthony is “free.” Crawford is still on the open market. The Blazers ended Anthony’s exile from the NBA last week after they signed the 10-time All-Star to a non-guaranteed deal: Tuesday thoughts…. Melo free , now its time @JCrossover […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA thus far. Just one year after making to to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000, the Trail Blazers have slumped to a 5-12 start. Portland currently sits in 14th in the Western Conference after falling to […]

Carmelo Anthony showed a little more of his potential to help the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring 18 points in 29 minutes in Thursday’s 137-129 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. CJ McCollum, who led the way with 37 points on the night, argued Melo is still getting his legs under him in his second game after […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum was an ankle bully on Tuesday night, as he put on his defender New Orleans Pelicans defender Kenrich Williams on skates twice. The 28-year-old guard methodically dissected Williams’ defense, as he caught him off balance with a series of hesitation dribbles. He faked going right and snatched the ball […]

The Portland Trail Blazers took yet another loss in a mind-boggling start to the season, this time a 132-108 beatdown at the hands of the high-octane Houston Rockets. The Blazers have tried to keep an optimistic front through a 5-9 start, but backcourt star CJ McCollum admits things behind closed doors aren’t as happy as […]

Despite some recent struggles, the Portland Trail Blazers have one of the best overall duos and NBA backcourts in the league today. With the tandem of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum leading the way, the Trail Blazers can always be dangerous even when things aren’t exactly going according to plan in the Pacific Northwest. However, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers managed to get a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night thanks to some late-game heroics from shooting guard CJ McCollum. While he’s happy the team got the dub, his personal life has been rocked by the passing of his Aunt Renaa. Immediately after the game, McCollum talked about […]

There are a number of teams in professional sports who were great but never broke through to win a championship. The Portland Trail Blazers look like they’re the next team to fall into that category. This team has an elite backcourt. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are lethal scorers and two of the best players […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum believes Carmelo Anthony will be a good addition to the team despite what the outside pundits are saying. McCollum says Anthony “can do a lot of things” and that the Blazers will find the proper ways to utilize the 10-time All-Star. “He’s a veteran guy, been in the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers is the latest team to try and revive Carmelo Anthony’s NBA career, as the two parties have reportedly agreed on a non-guaranteed deal on Thursday. The 10-time All-Star and former scoring champion last played in an official NBA game in November last year. The high-scoring forward will team up with one […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers suffered another disappointing defeat, this time at the hands of the defending champs, the Toronto Raptors, 114-106. That’s now back-to-back losses for the Blazers, following a 107-99 defeat against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. What’s even worse is the fact that the team has lost all but one out […]

Superstars such as Damian Lillard leaving their franchises to team up with other great players and form “superteams” has become the norm in the modern NBA. Just this offseason, we’ve seen Anthony Davis jumped ship from New Orleans to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, while California natives Paul George and Kawhi Leonard […]

Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are first and second, respectively, in minutes per game this season. Lillard is averaging 38.6 minutes per game and McCollum is playing 37.7. In the load management era, some would say that’s too many minutes for the Blazers’ two best players. However, McCollum believes he and […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard put forth one of, if not the best offensive performances of his entire career on Friday, as he torched the Brooklyn Nets for a career-high 60 points. Unfortunately for Lillard, his heroics were invalidated by the Nets, who still emerged victorious in the tightly-contested matchup, 119-115. Following […]

LA Clippers forward Patrick Patterson took an inadvertent kick from Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum as the latter went up for a fadeaway jump shot. Check out the incident below per Dime. Wow… Patterson took a kick to the face and he's still down. Under review. https://t.co/qNeb4iaTYC — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 8, 2019 McCollum […]

The Portland Trail Blazers finally seemed to make a breakthrough during the 2019 NBA Playoffs. The Trail Blazers defeated a tough Oklahoma City Thunder team and the second-seeded Denver Nuggets to reach the Western Conference Finals. Though they were once again dispatched by the Golden State Warriors, the deep run could not be ignored. Indeed, […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to social media to express his disappointment with the successful coach’s challenge that ultimately led to their 121-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Shooting guard CJ McCollum, however, quickly replied to Cuban and offered up his two cents. Cuban questioned whether or not there was enough evidence to […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum knows everyone is talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets, but he is very confident in the Blazers’ chances to win the West. Portland made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season, where it lost to the Golden State […]

In a piece for The Players’ Tribune, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum talks about his emotions watching All-Star point guard Damian Lillard hit a long game-winner over Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 playoffs. Lillard scored 50 points in Game 5 against the Thunder and hit the series-clinching shot […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum didn’t stand for Michael Jordan’s comment to TODAY’s Craig Melvin, as the Hall of Fame shooting guard noted Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was not quite yet a Hall of Famer. Melvin and Jordan shared a drink as they caught up with Jordan’s life after basketball, prompting the […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum has become one of the more entertaining and outspoken players in the entire NBA while often taking to social media to express his thoughts. This time around, however, McCollum has taken his opinions to the media while the Trail Blazers two-guard has certainly had more profound thoughts than […]

For Portland Trail Blazers stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, a team’s culture is everything and they are stressing its importance to the newcomers. Lillard is aware that some people downplay them whenever they point out how critical a healthy team culture is. But for Lillard, he has observed how newcomers felt and embraced this […]

Times have definitely changed for the NBA. These days, load management nights off have become a prevalent thing, allowing some players to take certain games off in order to rest and recuperate. This was unheard of a decade or so ago, but nowadays, its as if each and every team already has this common practice […]

Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are giving their old teammate, Meyers Leonard, a hard time about his early-morning workouts with Jimmy Butler. Butler got in an early-morning training session on the first day of Miami Heat training camp at 3:30 a.m. Leonard is now joining Butler in the early sessions and […]

It’s safe to say Hassan Whiteside is really excited to play with Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum this season. When the Miami Heat traded Whiteside to the Blazers in the summer, the center posted a video of him saying, “We got shooters!” At Blazers media day on Monday, the big man […]

The NFL’s New York Giants may have seen the passing of the torch on Sunday in the NFC East franchise’s Week 3 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones started over two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, which prompted Portland Trail Blazers star guard CJ McCollum to celebrate a savvy fantasy-football decision. The […]

The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown on Friday, which means Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum is most likely going to start Julian Edelman in his fantasy lineup this week: Guess I should start Edelman this week — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 20, 2019 CJ McCollum is a huge Cleveland Browns fan, but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have quite the player in veteran shooting guard CJ McCollum. While McCollum certainly excels on the court, it might be his personality and ability to connect with NBA fans away from the court that sets him apart from many others around the league. Although thoughtful and passionate most of the time, […]

Nobody has seen a similar struggle when it comes to NFL fantasy league drafting than Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum. The 27-year-old Lehigh alum tweeted on Sunday asking Los Angeles Chargers star running back Melvin Gordon, currently holding out for a long-term contract with the NFL franchise, when he will be back on […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers made their longest playoff run since 2000 this past season, their cap space took a big hit, as they decided to sign star guard CJ McCollum to a 3-year, $100 extension that will kick in after the 2020-21 season. Some are calling this extension risky, as it may not be […]

JR Smith has long been known for his on-court gaffes and boneheaded mistakes, but he played up that reputation during a pickup game this offseason against the Portland Trail Blazers star guard CJ McCollum. JR accused CJ of traveling so he did this on the next play and J. Cole started laughing. 🤣🤣🤣 (via @cbrickley603) […]

CLUTCH Summary: The 2019 NBA All-Star game featured five first-time All-Stars. Four of those players — Khris Middleton, Ben Simmons, Nikola Vucevic and D’Angelo Russell — came from the Eastern Conference. Nikola Jokic was the lone first-time All-Star from the Western Conference. Guys like Pascal Siakam, Jamal Murray, CJ McCollum, De’Aaron Fox and Jayson Tatum […]

CJ McCollum is convinced that Damian Lillard is one of the best Portland Trail Blazers players ever; however, he strongly believes that his teammate is on his way to becoming the best player in franchise history. Lillard has been the face of the Portland franchise for the past several seasons, even leading the Blazers to […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum was among the large group of NBA players declining their invite to take part on Team USA’s quest for another gold at the FIBA 2019 World Cup. The veteran shooting guard explained the thought process of why these stars have dropped like flies over the course of the past […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum thinks “there would have been a lot of changes in our organization” if Portland lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first-round of the 2019 playoffs. If the Blazers fell to the Thunder, it would have been the third-straight postseason Portland got bounced in the first-round of […]