Fewer than two weeks out from the 2024-25 NBA trade deadline, the leading candidates to land elsewhere are widely known: Jimmy Butler, Bradley Beal, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, as well as a handful of others.

Struggles against Charlotte

The Milwaukee Bucks have put a slow start behind them and are playing some of their best basketball of the season. They'll face another team that is playing better of late when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

McCollum has shouldered more of the scoring load in games the Pelicans have been without Zion Williamson. He is averaging 30.6 points in January in the seven games Williamson has missed. McCollum is averaging just 13 points in the four games Williamson also played.

The 33-year-old guard topped 20 points for the fourth time in the last five games, while extending his streak of games with an least one three-pointer to 18. During that stretch, McCollum is averaging 23.4 points, 3.7 assists, 3.6 threes and 3.5 boards while shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) shoots a jumper over Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George (3) in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night. Dejounte Murry had 26 ...

CJ McCollum is not looking at this as a lost season for the struggling New Orleans Pelicans. When the Pelicans play the host Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, McCollum will be coming off his ...

Bradley Beal may move back into the starting lineup, and the Hawks will begin Week 14 without Jalen Johnson and Trae Young.

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Paul George scored 30 points and Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

Tonight has turned into an Yves Missi highlight compilation. The Baylor big man is unphased by the matchup with 7’4” Zach Edey. On one play he fakes him out before finishing off the dribble. Moments before that he dunked all over Edey in what may be the best slam of the night.