CJ McCollum is entering his sixth season with the Portland Trail Blazers, elevating his game after injury-filled early years to Most Improved Player in 2015-16. Now, an All-Star team appearance isn’t out of the question, as McCollum told Michael Scotto of The Athletic (subscription required):
I know what type of player I am and what I have to offer to this league on a nightly basis and how I can impact the game in a variety of ways. But it’s a deep position, and it’s a deep conference to where there is a lot of worthy talent of making the All-Star Game every year that don’t make it.