Shooting Guard · Atlanta Hawks
CJ McCollum
Age 34 · USA · 191 cm (6'3") · 86 kg · Born Sep 19, 1991 · Lehigh
19.7 PPG
3.7 RPG
3.9 APG
925 games
13 seasons
Career snapshot
13seasons
925games
18,203career pts
16.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Portland Trail Blazers
· 564 games · 2013-14–2021-22
Position rank · 2025-26
#8PPG rank
#8PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 22 Shooting Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
24.3
2021-22 · NOP
RPG
4.5
2021-22 · NOP
APG
5.8
2021-22 · NOP
PER
21.9
2021-22 · NOP
WS
7.6
2016-17 · POR
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
NBA Most Improved Player
2015
Career by team
Atlanta Hawks
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
18.7 PPG
3.1 RPG
4.1 APG
41 games
Washington Wizards
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
18.8 PPG
3.5 RPG
3.6 APG
35 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2021-22 – 2024-25 · 4 seasons
21.1 PPG
4.2 RPG
5.0 APG
223 games
Portland Trail Blazers
2013-14 – 2021-22 · 9 seasons
19.0 PPG
3.4 RPG
3.4 APG
564 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | POR | 38 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 41.6 | 37.5 | 67.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| 2014-15 | POR | 62 | 3 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 43.6 | 39.6 | 69.9 | 13.1 | 1.8 |
| 2015-16 | POR | 80 | 80 | 34.8 | 20.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 44.8 | 41.7 | 82.7 | 17.7 | 6.0 |
| 2016-17 | POR | 80 | 80 | 35.0 | 23.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 48.0 | 42.1 | 91.2 | 19.9 | 7.6 |
| 2017-18 | POR | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 21.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.3 | 39.7 | 83.6 | 16.9 | 6.6 |
| 2018-19 | POR | 70 | 70 | 33.9 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 45.9 | 37.5 | 82.8 | 17.0 | 5.6 |
| 2019-20 | POR | 70 | 70 | 36.5 | 22.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 45.1 | 37.9 | 75.7 | 17.0 | 4.1 |
| 2020-21 | POR | 47 | 47 | 34.0 | 23.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 40.2 | 81.2 | 20.8 | 4.7 |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 62 | 62 | 34.6 | 22.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 46.0 | 38.8 | 68.2 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 26 | 26 | 33.8 | 24.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 39.4 | 66.7 | 21.9 | 2.6 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 36 | 36 | 35.2 | 20.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 70.6 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 75 | 75 | 35.3 | 20.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 43.7 | 38.9 | 76.9 | 15.6 | 4.3 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 66 | 66 | 32.7 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 45.9 | 42.9 | 82.7 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 56 | 56 | 32.7 | 21.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 44.4 | 37.3 | 71.7 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 41 | 25 | 28.8 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 45.6 | 35.7 | 74.8 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | WAS | 35 | 35 | 30.9 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 45.4 | 39.3 | 80.4 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | New Orleans Pelicans | Portland Trail Blazers | mid season trade | From 2021-22 to 2021-22 | |
| Jul 2021 | Portland Trail Blazers | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
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About CJ McCollum
Christian James McCollum is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and was named the Patriot League Player of the Year in 2010 and 2012. McCollum was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers tenth overall in the 2013 NBA draft. He was chosen as the NBA Most Improved Player in 2016. McCollum was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2022, the Washington Wizards in 2025, and to the Atlanta Hawks in 2026. McCollum served as president of the National Basketball Players A