Club 520 - CJ McCollum on Damian Lillard trade, Steph Curry & Warriors WCF battles, beating Duke
Club 520 Podcast
iHeartPodcasts & The Volume
4.2 • 942 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
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
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