The Blazers are still sprinting for the playoffs, and their recent form is also hot, after winning the Timberwolves at home, the Blazers have won 7 of their last 10 games, and Lillard and McCollum are still the team's arrow figures, and today McCollum only played 29 minutes, shooting 11 of 13 and having 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
McCollum has improved again this season from last season, averaging 23.3 points per game from 20.8 points per game. Today McCollum scored his 30th personal scoring score of 25+ of the season, which can be ranked 15th in the NBA. McCollum is also a very inspirational figure, he entered the league not as star-studded as Lillard, but from the team bench step by step to today's position. There are more inspirational stories about McCollum.
McCollum, who had just entered high school in 2005, was only 1.58 meters tall, but in the next two years he actually grew about 23 centimeters. His height of 1 meter 58 is also a small size among ordinary high school students, but he uses his seemingly short height to occupy his own place in the stadium of the long-lined high school league. Fortunately, McCollum is only stunted, but two years of 23 centimeters will also envy many people.
McCollum, born in 1991, played four years in college, and in his senior year, McCollum played in 12 games, averaging 23.9 points, five rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, averaging the team's first points per game, with 11 games scoring in double figures. C.J. McClem was the first freshman to be named Player of the Year by the Patriots League and was named to the Patriots League First Team for three consecutive years. With an overall score of 2361 points during college years, it ranks first in league history.
In the 2013 NBA Draft, McCollum was picked by the Portland Trail Blazers with the tenth pick in the first round. Although the draft picks are not bad, the Blazers did not give the rookie much of a chance to perform. McCollum averaged 12.5 minutes per game in his rookie season, averaging 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds. In the playoffs, he can only get 4 minutes of playing time.
The Trail Blazers' main point guard at the time was Matthews, and McCollum had few opportunities to perform because of his presence. In the 14-15 season, Matthews was reimbursed for the season due to a torn Achilles tendon in the second half of the season, and McCollum was given a chance. In the playoffs against the Grizzlies, McCollum played his own performance, scoring 26 points in Game 3 and 33 points in Game 5. He averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in the playoffs.
The following 15-16 season, the Blazers left the team due to personnel turmoil in the offseason, and McCollum was promoted as the starting point guard. McCollum started 80 games this season and averaged 20.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. McCollum was named the most improved player of the 15-16 season. McCollum also performed well in the playoffs, averaging 20.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
Due to their outstanding performances, in July 2016, McClem and the Blazers reached an early contract extension agreement. On July 28, the two sides officially signed a new contract worth $106 million for four years, which will be implemented from the summer of 2017.
McCollum this season has once again seen the shadow of an All-Star, averaging 23.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. At the end of the season, his annual salary will soar from $3.22 million to $23.96 million. The opportunity is left to those who are prepared, McCollum not only marched towards the star road, but also received a contract of 100 million yuan, what height will McCollum reach in the future, it is expected!