After eight years in Portland, CJ McCollum has been traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, per multiple reports.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Blazers are sending McCollum, Larry Nance, and Tony Snell to New Orleans, in exchange for Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Walker-Alexander, Didi Louzada, a 2022 protected first-round pick, and two second-round picks.
NBA Twitter has been quick to play up the Damian Lillard angle after the biggest deal of trade deadline week so far: