C.J. McCollum, Trail Blazers Agree on New Contract: Latest Details, Reaction

The Portland Trail Blazers and guard C.J. McCollum agreed to a four-year extension Monday, which will pay him the maximum of $106 million. 

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported the news, which ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne confirmed. There will be no trade kicker or player option in the contract.

Depending on the formal language of the contract, the dollar figure could fluctuate. If McCollum’s deal calls for the full max—25 percent of the salary cap in his case, barring a 2017 MVP—his starting salary is contingent on the 2017-18 cap figure.

The Blazers already used their designated player extension on Damian Lillard, so a four-year maximum is the most they could go with McCollum. The NBA projects a $102 million cap for 2017-18, per Basketball Insiders.

McCollum, 24, averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game last season. He and Lillard emerged as one of the NBA’s best shooting backcourts—almost a poor man’s version of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

“They’re so much alike,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said in December, per Shaun Powell of NBA.com. “That’s why they’re great together. They complement each other well because of the problems they cause for other people and their ability to create for each other.”

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