CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum
	McCollum at the 2022 Three-Point Contest
No. 3 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 19, 1991 (age 33); Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	GlenOak (Canton, Ohio)
College	Lehigh (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2022	Portland Trail Blazers
2014	→Idaho Stampede
2022–present	New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Most Improved Player (2016); 2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (2010, 2012); 2× Patriot League Player of the Year (2010, 2012); 3× First-team All-Patriot League (2010–2012); Patriot League tournament MVP (2012); Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2010); No. 3 retired by Lehigh Mountain Hawks;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Christian James McCollum (born September 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his third year in the league in 2015–16, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player.^[1]

McCollum played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and was named the Patriot League Player of the Year in both 2010 and 2012. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the tenth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. A reserve in his first two years, he became a full-time starter for the Trail Blazers in his third season after making the decision to move to shooting guard as the Blazers lost LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, and Robin Lopez in free agency following the end of the 2014–15 season.^[2] On August 7, 2021, he was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, replacing Chris Paul. In 2022, McCollum was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, ending his nine-year run with the Blazers.