The Portland Trail Blazer have one of the best backcourts in basketball, but a weak team outside of that. Shooting guard C.J. McCollum has a plan to change that – acquire Paul George:
@Yg_Trece https://t.co/hscPgLyUAT
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 27, 2017
George is under contract with the Indiana Pacers for another season, but the consensus around the league seems to be that he’s not long for Indiana. If the Pacers don’t believe that he’ll re-up with them in 2018-19, they could be motivated to trade George for assets and begin a full rebuild. They already have one great young piece in Myles Turner.
George, who is reportedly intent on joining the Los Angeles Lakers, is one of the best 10 or 15 players in basketball. Accordingly, many (most) teams will be interested in acquiring his services. So, McCollum isn’t exactly breaking new ground with this item on his wish list.
George, an elite two-way star, would help Portland in a major way, particularly on the defensive end. The Blazers will have to get in line, though.
McCollum answered this question during a Twitter Q&A on Thursday. Here are a few more interesting answers from the Q&A:
McCollum finds somebody being able to guard him to be an amusing concept:
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 27, 2017
His favorite players to watch are LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Isaiah Thomas:
Bron , IT , Russ https://t.co/mCt45Bwowz
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 27, 2017
He wants to be an All-Star next season:
Goals https://t.co/iElKsuIfFf
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 27, 2017
