Today, according to the report of the American media Fadeaway World, league sources revealed that the Celtics intend to get Blazers player CJ McCollum through a trade.
The Celtics are reportedly interested in a trade for McCollum, and the chips they are willing to pay are Marcus Smart, Josh Richardson, Aaron Nesmith and the 2024 first-round pick.
So far this season, McCollum has played in 28 games for the Trail Blazers, averaging 35.1 minutes per game and averaging 20.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals, including 43.3 percent from the field, 40.6 percent from three-point range, 3.3 three-pointers per game, ranking fourth in the league, and shooting 70.2 percent from the free throw line.
It is reported that the Celtics have been looking for a guard player who can comb and organize the team's offense, and McCollum, as a scoring guard, can average 4.4 assists per game, and his organizational ability is generally underestimated by the outside world. In addition, McCollum averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game and shot 40.6% from the field, which also proved that he has excellent no-ball ability, which allows him to easily adapt to playing next to the Celtics double Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
It is worth mentioning that McCollum has a salary of $30.86 million this season and his contract has 2 seasons to expire, including $33.33 million in 2022-23 and $35.8 million in 2023-24. The Blazers are currently in the case that the team boss Damian Lillard may be reimbursed for the season, the team will enter the reconstruction phase early, and dealing with McCollum's contract will be their top priority at present.
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