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Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview: Riding the Lillard-McCollum Train in Full Force
The Portland Trail Blazers did a remarkable job of bouncing back after losing all but Damian Lillard from their starting lineup, promoting the more than ready C.J. McCollum, and surrounding them with players who complement their strengths and weaknesses. Can you make a championship team out of this?
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NBA Rumors: Portland Trail Blazers Love Their Lillard-McCollum Backcourt
The Portland Trail Blazers see a bright future in their crystal ball, believing that building the team around Damian Lillard, with C.J. McCollum joining him, puts them in the best position to compete for the next few years.
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NBA Rumors – Blazers Coast, Clippers Crash, C.J. McCollum & Damian Lillard Thrive
The Portland Trail Blazers have their two stars to carry them. C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard are taking advantage of the opportunity. The Los Angeles Clippers? They lost Chris Paul and Blake Griffin for the rest of the playoffs. They’ve also lost control of the playoff series.
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NBA Rumors – Portland Trail Blazers Live and Die by the Three Pointer
The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t the only team in the NBA heavily relying on shooting 3-pointers. But after the mass exodus of this offseason which leaves Damian Lillard with newly promoted C.J. McCollum as the vanguard of the offense, it’s even more of a shooting team that goes by how hot and cold they are that night.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum & Allen Crabbe Make are Worth the Wait
The Portland Trail Blazers did good, very good. Yes, LaMarcus Aldridge might be unhappy, but Damian Lillard now has quite an impressive backcourt partnership program going, as C.J. McCollum and Allen Crabbe join him through the draft, adding a lot of offensive firepower to a team desperately needing more scorers and general depth.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers & Philadelphia 76ers Interested in Drafting C.J. McCollum
Mid-Major potential tweeners are always difficult to project as to their draft position, but most believe that C.J. McCollum is going to be a lottery pick, maybe even in the top 10, and in the vicinity of first round picks for the Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers.