Throughout much of last season, Portland Trail Blazers fans saw CJ McCollum play a dual backup point guard role alongside Shabazz Napier when Damian Lillard went to the bench. During NBA Media Day, Head Coach Terry Stotts said that McCollum’s duties as a facilitator next season will diminish.
Last year, as Stotts mentioned in his press conference, the Blazers ranked dead last in assists. While he said the reason for this was hard to pin down, he also pointed towards a lack of ball movement in Portland’s offense.
Speaking to what people should expect next year, he said:
“Our style of play will be a little less off the dribble, more movement, hopefully we get better shots to improve our shooting percentage, which improves our assists.