CJ McCollum’s $30.7 million expiring contract, truth be told, landed him at the heart of the Young trade with Washington as much as anything, but he has played so much better than expected as a Hawk, building on his past playing experience alongside Daniels in New Orleans. I asked McCollum if he’d welcome the opportunity to re-sign with Atlanta in the offseason. “That’s not up to me, my friend,” he answered. “It might be,” I countered. “How so?” “You might have two situations you end up having to choose between.” “What’s the other situation?” “You know as well as I do that there’s a lot that can change between now and June 30. Another team needs a scoring guard, offers the same amount …” “I like it here, man,” McCollum said. “I’m here for a reason. We’ll see. But right now, it’s about playing winning basketball and building on what we’ve done and stack wins and stack winning habits.”
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