CJ McCollum is ready to prove his performance against the Memphis Grizzlies in last year's playoffs was no fluke.
The Lehigh product showed why he was so highly regarded as a top 10 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, averaging 17 points and shooting 47.8% from behind the arc in the postseason when the Trail Blazers needed him most without shooting guards Wesley Matthews and Arron Afflalo.
Matthews and Afflalo departed Portland in the offseason, leaving McCollum as the top choice for head coach Terry Stotts to pair with Damian Lillard in the Trail Blazers backcourt.
Speaking with Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders, McCollum says he's ready for the added pressure next season:
The Trail Blazers begin preseason play on October 5 versus the Sacramento Kings. Read Kennedy's full interview with McCollum at Basketball Insiders.