Damian Lillard leads the Portland Trail Blazers, of that there’s no doubt. But Lillard’s contributions wouldn’t be as meaningful without backcourt partner CJ McCollum, a 20-point scorer with an arsenal as big as anyone in the NBA. Continuing our series on signature shots, today we examine McCollum’s trademark scoring move: the floater.
As simple as a floater can look- especially from the likes of McCollum, Donovan Mitchell, Tony Parker (shout out the floater king), Jamal Murray or James Harden – it’s an incredibly difficult shot that requires supernatural balance, deceleration, timing and touch.