About this episode
We’re back with Season 4, Episode 14 of Club 520, where Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen are joined by legendary NBA shooting guard and current Washington Wizards vet CJ McCollum. CJ talks about playing with Damian Lillard in his time with the Portland Trailblazers, seeing Dame gets traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and their battles with Steph Curry and the Warriors. CJ also speaks on his Lehigh college team beating Duke in the NCAA tournament, and tells a crazy story of having to take an exam the NEXT DAY. Plus, McCollum Timeline: 0:00 - Welcome, CJ! 1:15 - Favorite Christmas movies 4:30 - Playing in high school 5:30 - CJ's growth spurt 6:30 - Colleges recruiting him 7:45 - Exam after beating Duke 14:00 - Wrestling at Lehigh 16:00 - CJ's wine business 20:00 - NBA Draft, injury senior year 22:00 - Giannis as a prospect 27:00 - Learning the game from big bro 30:00 - Staying disciplined 33:00 - Vets on team 35:30 - CJ and Jeff Rookie duties 38:00 - First opportunity in the league 40:00 - Jeff's crazy CJ contract story 43:30 - Signing for $100+ million 50:00 - Leaving Portland 51:30 - Damian Lillard traded to Bucks 54:00 - Competing vs. Steph & Warriors 57:00 - Going from Pelicans to Wizards 01:00:00 - Players getting money early 01:04:00 - Jennifer Williams tweet All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet #Volume See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.