The Portland Trail Blazers traded their long-tenured shooting guard CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans in the days leading up to the NBA trade deadline. McCollum spoke to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez about the trade early Thursday morning.
McCollum mentioned that he was happy to end up in a situation where he was valued as an important part of the roster.
McCollum told reporters Thursday morning he was thankful that he didn’t have to go through the process other players sometimes go through when they are blindsided by the news of a trade.