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ESPN: McCollum Among the NBA's Best in Clutch Situations

It's a constant debate: 'Who is the most clutch player in the NBA?"

While the argument could be made among the NBA's top scorers, the numbers never lie. ESPN, with the help of Michael Beuoy of Inpredictable.com, has come up with a formula for "clutch WPA." ESPN describes the stat as "the amount of win probability added above or below a 'normal' play."

Using "clutch WPA," the Worldwide Leader's Tom Haberstroh ranked the NBA's most clutch performers over the past 14 seasons. Coming in at the No. 7 position with a clutch WPA of 1.84 is Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, of whom Haberstroh writes: 

McCollum's backcourt partner Damian Lillard just missed out on the top ten, as did former Blazer Brandon Roy -- who would've placed at No. 11 on the list. See the full rankings at ESPN.com (Insider access required).