C. J. McCollum

“Like, if I'm assessing someone's game and they can't shoot, they can't shoot. And they know they can't shoot. It's not like I'm making fun of them. I just keep it real, man.”

“Other fans might stop coming to games when their teams fall in the standings. Blazers fans just pack the house even more.”

“You got to be able to hit mid-range shots, you got to able to hit threes and you got to be able to finish in the lane.”

“I accept who I am. Rapping is not my forte.”

“I think you should look at it as a blessing that other people would think you're valuable enough to be mentioned in a trade. It could be worse. No one could want you.”

“I wanted to do a lot of things in wine, but I didn't know how to do it. So before I invested in anything, before I really put my dollars into it, I put my whole heart, soul, mind into it so that I really understand the severity of each outcome, the severity of success and the severity of failure.”

“As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.”

“I think, when you get to know somebody on a personal level were you truly understand what makes them tick, what they play for, things they like to do in their spare time, you're around their families, I think you're kind of able to kind of coexist more when you have a relationship.”

“I've been a guy who's never really been satisfied. Work hard, try to figure out ways to improve, try to figure out ways to sustain a certain level of play.”

“In order for us to have changes in society, we have to do a better job with listening to each other, listening to stories, listening to experiences and sharing things. That's the way you're able to come to a better understanding of people in general. We have to do a better job in society. It starts at the top.”

“Life happens fast. You have to have a Plan B, a backup plan and really figure out a way to have different avenues of income and just avenues of happiness. That is what is really important, being at peace and having that happiness.”

“I think, in moderation, taunting is a part of life.”

“I like watches.”

“I had a few brief, brief interactions with Coach K. Mainly us beating them in the NCAA Tournament back in 2012.”

“It's been a tough 2020, honestly, for me personally, for a lot of people in the world in general.”

“I work really hard on my craft.”

“Even since I've been in the NBA, a lot has changed with the game.”

“I think that's the biggest thing in this sport is when you prepare, you have extra confidence.”

“It's nice to say you have goals and that you want to win championships. But until you get thrown into the fire, you can't truly grasp what it takes to accomplish those goals.”

“We don't have those bougie, not-into-it, wouldn't-be-caught-dead-in-the-free-t-shirt hoops fans in Portland. We've got those pinwheel-tattooed, bleeding-red-and-black, still-rocking-that-Walton-jersey, ride-or-die, realer-than-real hoops fans in Portland. The love is real. The support is real.”