Amidst the pace-and-space revolution the NBA has experienced in recent years, one prolific 3-point threat who seems to stay a bit under the radar is New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum. While he has averaged at least 20 points a game in each of the last 10 seasons,

For the past few seasons, the New Orleans Pelicans have been faced with very difficult decisions. Despite having a talented roster filled with Zion Williamson,

I ain’t been in this territory for the past couple of years, so you know, I’m getting pretty excited,” Anfernee Simons said.

NBA.com writer John Schuhmann acknowledged the Blazers dying postseason hopes as he dropped the franchise from No. 19 to No. 22 in the rankings. Alongside the ranking, Schuhmann took a short dive into Portland’s defensive numbers this season, showing the Blazers are trending up in that category.

McCollum tallied 50 points in the Pelicans' 132-120 win over the Washington Wizards on Jan. 3, 45 points in their 123-119 overtime win over the Utah Jazz on Jan. 20 and 43 points in their 140-133 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 13.

Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings may be without one of their key players in Thursday night's matchup.

The Trail Blazers are currently 12-23 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Kings have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.