A former Portland Trail Blazers standout has hinted that Portland could play a role in his life even after retirement.
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Last weekend, CJ and Elise McCollum were back in the Portland area to promote CJ’s signature wine, McCollum Heritage 91, at Willamette Valley Country Club, reports longtime Oregon sportswriter Dwight Jaynes.
“…[We’re] so happy to be back in Portland,” McCollum said of the event.
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Jaynes reports that the McCollum family maintains a home in suburban Carlton, and will be adding a tasting room addition to the house soon. Now with the Washington Wizards after a summer trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, CJ McCollum even suggested he might make Portland his permanent home once he hangs up his sneakers for good.
“Summer here is the best,” McCollum said. “But I’m going to have to learn how to play golf.”
McCollum also reflected on the return of his longtime backcourt mate and friend Damian Lillard rejoining the Trail Blazers in free agency, after he was surprisingly bought out of his remaining $112.6 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this summer.
“As soon as I saw that Milwaukee bought him out I thought there was a good chance. Not sure I expected him to get back here this soon, though,” McCollum said.
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