Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum joined Tuesday’s edition of “The Jim Rome Show” for an interview that touched on a number of topics from McCollum’s thoughts on winning the NBA’s 2016 Most Improved Player Award to his relationship with his brother Errick, who currently plays professionally in China.
And of course, the conversation eventually touched on the start of Portland’s 2016-17 season, which has been somewhat disappointing for a team that won 44 games and made it to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs last season. You can listen to the entire interview below, though I’ve also transcribed some of the more interesting quotes…
On starting the season 9-10 after entering the year with high expectations…
CJ McCollum: "I think it’s been interesting, dealing with a different set of circumstances and expectations.