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You get to a point where maybe something has run its course. You gotta re-route yourself and try to figure out what’s the best thing, what’s the best angle to take at this point,” Lillard said on an upcoming episode of
The Draymond Green Show. “... That s--- was tough to deal with, bruh, I ain’t gonna lie. You know when you know something could be coming and you know that it’s a possibility, but when it happens it’s different, like damn! And I’ve kinda been stuck in that space the whole time.
Like I’ve been watching every game in New Orleans like damn, he really ain’t coming back. It’s over. That’s kind of where I’ve been at. I still kinda haven’t even really moved past it because I ain’t have to play... The end of an era, bruh.”
Through their eight seasons together, the Trail Blazers made a playoff run each campaign—the longest active streak in the league. Last season ended with an early loss to the Nuggets during the first-round, and the franchise seems to continue its struggles this season, sitting at 10th in the Western Conference at 25–34.
McCollum has thrived in New Orleans, averaging 28.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game thus far. However, his new team sits even farther down in the rankings than Portland, with the Pelicans in 12th at 23–36.
