Stephen A. to CJ McCollum: Trail Blazers should trade you or Damian Lillard | First Take | ESPN
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- First Take's Stephen A. Smith tells CJ McCollum he thinks the Portland Trail Blazers should trade him or Damian Lillard.
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McCullom handle the critique like a pro.
Salvadore Andretti u tried
Cass Cassidy agree. If this was Shaq, he would tell SAS to google him.
shaq would throw a fit and have brought up rings to sas
Salvadore Andretti Bruh, I read your comments and died 😂😂😂
Cuz he's Steve Urkel
CJ gonna be a analyst when he done hooping... I already see it
Tony Gramz nah hes to boring
He's very articulate, surprised the shit out of me
His degree is in reporting, so makes sense.
Now if we can get the rest of the black americans on board in realizing that grabbing an education is better than being a REAL 'SkREET' Ni66A then we would be on to something...
Facts and imma fuck wit his show
Keep talking about CJ and Dame, but the REAL problem is that Meyers Leonard gets paid $32 million the next 3 years to WATCH basketball.
Yep! $10 million/year just to sit and warm the bench. Our GM is a total fucking moron.
😂😂😂😂😂
Lmfao that’s Illinois talent for ya 😂😂😂 Myers raping y’all
Just think how sweet that is getting paid that much to do nothing lol
mars2b
This interview aged very well! CJ was right about the team
True
Steven A is a fucking dick head
Nah. They still choked
@@hughhefner5348 No they didnt,they lost to the champions in the west finals without their starting center,they had 3 All Stars and 1 final Mvp against Dame,CJ and then what?Aminu and Kanter?Their duo proved that with the right pieces around them,they can win
Nah at this moment they should be broken up Lol they are going nowhere fast and by the time their 100% health team wise they'll be 10th and the top 6 seeds will be locked in. At that point those 2 max deals for CJ and Dame dont look to good go forward. Who they trade for is a Major issue
Stephen A ain't have this energy with Kyrie...🤔
Brago D. Ace Right
Fucc Brago doing here?😂😂😂
Brago D. Ace he did at first but he noticed kyrie just dodgin questions
Brago D. Ace he didn't but max did, kyrie deflected.
Exactly
sas cold asf
NBA Players he aint wrong tho
NBA Players. In CJ's Head: *Dude you tryna get me fired!*
jusadude na unless his game falls of a cliff he will be in the nba but if you mean being traded, it's possible.
I give him props that he said it to his face
NBA Players cold blooded lol
I don't agree with Stephen A that Portland makes the Eastern Conference Finals. But CJ does make the all-interview team for handling this so well.
It annoys me Portland in West
Derek McGee Stephen a smith said that if trailblazers were in the east they would make the eastern conference finals
They would though. Only team in the east that could stop Blazers are the cavs or the celtics if they were healthy.
Lol, not at all. You guys just love talking about this discrepancy to a point this an urban legend. They were SWEPT by an average Pelicans team with many flaws. Celtics, Sixers could easily beat them. EASILY. Even the Bucks woud put a good contest, they already did inthe regular season. They have talent and that's where you guys like to focus on, but they lack too many things. And their all star power is too predictable. As predictable as it gets. They can score and ballhog. That's all. Not good defenders, not good passers, too many shots in bad nights.
Byle Badge I would add the 76ers and even give Indiana a punchers chance of beating them.
shoutout to CJ, he handled these questions with relative ease
timmy maaan.... He good
He's gonna have to deal with the truth.
This makes me want to watch a Stephen A interview with either Lebron or Kevin Durant.
I think Stephen A would make both KD and Lebron low key angry..lol
Nah scratch that imagine a Lebron and Skip Bayless interview?...Lmao
jumpstart55million He Wouldnt Even Come At Them Like This CJ Is A Young Guy So He Tryna Son Him Actually By Telling Him What To Do. As Much As I Hate KD He Is A Vet And Wouldnt Take This Foolishness Off Stephen A. & Neither LeBron. He Know Who To Get Sporty With In Person & Who Not To. He Not That Bold
jumpstart55million Skip vs lebron is ppv, they can charge $50
Daimion Moodley Sherman vs Skip
was the interview that cannot be beaten. Finally a star player called out one if those clowns on live air and made them look really small.
bro you gotta know by now Skip is doing all this for attention. Think of the only reason why he's relevant is the lebron agenda that's it so he has an agenda for clout
He would make them cry. Jajaja
Damn, SAS has been annoying the hell out of me lately but credit to him for stating this straight to CJ's face
Man same here, but yeah you're not really a coward if you're willing to speak up directly to someone's face. Not hostile, but straight forward. I usually hate when he calls for people's job lol
WTF do you mean lately?
sundi712 His flip-flopping on hating The Process to picking them to win the East. Which then leads him to say LeBron won’t make it out of the East, but now that the Cavs got through Indy and swept TOR, and PHI is going down to BOS, the “East is weak” again.
+Alex Sylve he is not flip flopping, he picked sixers before playoffs began. he said he didn't trust the process when during the season there were questions about Embiids health, the inexperience of the team...but he didn't say they couldnt win. he said the cavs would go to the east finals before the playoffs began and be beaten by sixers.
max has flip flopped the most... he picked toronto to win east. he picked pelicans to beat warriors.
SAS hasnt gotten any prediction wrong so far these playoffs
Aime G Izi Wrong. He picked Philly after he saw a couple games they played against Miami.
Better version of the wizards lol damn
Mackie SoLoud I mean facts. All this talk about “If they were in the east” the wizards are the same team but with no bench
DA REAL Johnny Appleseed Except Dame is not John wall
elhadji diop A healthy Wall is more valuable for sure but like at the end of the day they are both “4 star” players. Neither of which is a true superstar.
F Stephan A. for roasting my Wizards like that, lol.
If he were interviewing Wall or Beal he'd be saying 'ya'll a better version of the Blazers'
A year later.. This might have been a turning point to CJs mindset. He and the Blazers have been BALLING. They're as fun to watch as the Warriors.
The balls of SAS is made of steel damn
Heisenberg how soft are we as a nation to think a man speaking his opinion makes his balls hard smh
Johnny Cashh not only was that a wrong move.. having CJ agree to this was an overall bad look.
Heisenberg How? It’s not like CJ is going to beat him up on national tv
Heisenberg man of steel
Heisenberg too bad Steven A's brains are made of rust..... splitting up Lillard and McCollum is not smart in any sense!
Props to SAS for saying it to his face instead of saying a day he isnt there but also to CJ for not getting sensitive or emotional
CJ Debnam they're grown men working towards a goal. Sas is not trying to disrespect him and tell him it's fine. No, he wants him in a champion type setting. Both were professional, one was doing his job sas, the other was a guest who was well spoken. I like the duo of that team. Just need D, Rebounding, and 4th qtr showing
Yeah it was very professional on both parts. This was a great take.
In retrospect, CJ was spot on with everything he said in this interview.
Jeez, the media is insane now. A man can't lose in the first round because now the team has to get blown up.
76ers need LeBron, the Blazers need to get rid of one of their stars, the Thunder need to be disbanded, the Cavs (during the indiana series) had to get rid of everyone or LeBron had to leave, Toronto has to let go of DeRozan.
Sometimes you just get outplayed. Let if fucking go.
Max 117 it’s now because everyone has to compete with the Rockets and Warriors
Max 117 I hear u, but getting swept by the pelicans.. I'd be concerned if I was a blazers fan.
Other than the 76ers, all of those other teams you mentioned DO need a major change up.
Max 117 bruh it don't matter even if they go second the warriors still exist and now way in hell Portland going to the finals if cj improves or Dame they need help same for any team they got swept by new Orleans who only won a game against gsw think about that, the warriors literally on any ones head raptors were amazing but swept by Cleveland so they fire there coach but don't realize that they need to get more consistent and make some changes themselves and Cleveland if they go to the finals won't beat gsw they will have their moment but the rest is history facts
You can't just say that without giving context. 2014-2015 season, they lost 4-1 against the grizzlies. 2015-2016, they beat the rockets in the first round, but lost 4-1 to the warriors in the second. 2016-2017, swept in the first round by the warriors. 2017-2018, swept in the first round by the pelicans. Add those all together, they only totaled three wins in the past four seasons COMBINED against the teams they lost to. Think about that, 3-20 losing to better teams. That's not just bad, that's pathetic.
Whats CJ supposed to say, "oh yeah man I agree, we need to make some major changes to our squad". or "The franchise should choose me over Dame", lol
Paul Popoola Exactly. CJ doesnt seem like the dude thats going to throw his teammates under the bus.
CJ is way to mellow and humble for that. This is TV talk so don't take this too serious,
He could said we need more pieces
Smartkid, if he said that it would be demoralizing for the current personnel. I think he said the right thing in "This is only my 3rd season starting and my 6th season total" which is basically saying I need to continue my development and I trust the other people will do their job.
Not at all. We all know the Warriors are unstoppable because they have the most talent. So I wouldn't see the harm in him saying they could add one or two players to bring more fire power
SAVAGE...BUT IT PROBABLY NEEDED TO BE SAID
Milo Tucker shutup
Phareli he makes a good point though, as long as the warriors and the rockets stay in tact, ain't no way the Blazers are winning
too early need to keep the core together and keep developing the younger players and draft picks ask the jazz they drafted gobert, favors, ingnes, mitchell, burks, hayward and hood.
Bicc OG what's up with the name calling
Vincent Tern need the core? Who plays defense McCollum or Lillard? They can't pass the ball to save their lives. They're basically Bigger version of I.T.
C.J don't have da Kyrie crossover for bs questions
CJ held his own! He had me cracking up with his laid back responses! He actually brought SAS down to his level!!
Wow must feel awkward for a guy like CJ to sit in front of someone who’s telling him to trade their teammate or get traded himself
ultra man especially on national tv lol
Lol and you see that he was uncomfortable in the situation. But I felt CJ handled it well and gave a fairly reasonable answer.
ultra man he's being honest though. Y'all literally think that the Blazers can beat the warriors or rockets in a playoff series? Really?
Hey it's part of the job it had to be said
ultra man nah he's heard this plenty, I agree with SAS. I'd trade CJ for a 2/3 that can play D & as many picks as possible
He look like if Steve Urkle and 21 savage had a baby
21 Urkle
Ayo 😭😭
M T-Who the heck is 21 savage?
M T lol. Agree w Urkle theory. Been saying same thing over the years
Stephon Urkel
What do you think we need?
I think drafting Kevin Durant would have been a good place to start
Stephen Denino still would’ve went to golden state
3 years later, still true to this day
SAS JUST DON'T GIVE AF
unless its kyrie in front of him
A.R. Smith kyrie aint make him resist early on kyrie was deflecting simple ass questions so why ask harder ones
SAS to KD: "Why are u a snake?"
SAS Westbrook:"Why u a stat padding ho?"
SAS to Harden:" Why u travel so much?"
SAS to Lebron: Why are u the goat, of flopping?"
SAS to Kawhi: "Say something u piece of shit?!"
Savage
CJ played that perfect in return tho. Not many players are going to flip the questions right around on SAS and get away with it.
SAS isn't taking into account who will be available next season and what improvements guys are expected to make next year. We aren't landing any of the top 10 guys so what would be the point of trading Dame or CJ? Nurk will most likely get signed and possibly we could trade for someone but I doubt it.
Bridges On Bikes nobody going to portland
what can you get for CJ that is going to instantly make the team better? vucevic and a pick? nah
Bro when i read the title i said the same thing 😁😁. I was about to comment it.
bruh....CJ look like Jahleel White lmao
Noah Gore stephon urkel
Noah Gore W
Bruhhhhh I been saying that forever
"All that matters im jaleel dawg, aye". - isaiah rashad
Noah Gore lol stephon
Aren't their questions kind of rude? Or is it just me?
SAS savage for this 😂😂😂. How can you say that to him in his face ???
Baka Di say it with ya chest !
Baka Di easy!! He's right lol.. truth hurts sometimes lol
actually pretty damn easy
Baka Di grown man sh
He ain't wrong and cj should expect it to be ask a question like that it's a business if you ain't producing eventually changes are needed or required with great power comes great responsibility mo money more problems.
CJ needs to get in contact with LeGM
Stephen A Smith 😂😂😂
Stephen A Smith I’m weak 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭
Lol as always
W
Stephen A Smith your dirty
In Toronto we recognize Portland as fellow 0-4 Brothers lol
Nicholas White 0-4 brothers*
DAMN Daniel true
Y'all lost to lebron don't be sad but they lost to the fucking pelicans
How about cj for demar mah brother??
Did the raptors even make it to the playoffs before kyle lowry?
Y'all need to remember that CJ has a journalism degree. He acted like a gentleman, he knows what he has to say and the way he has to act. Great interview
Somebody had to ask the question that's real
Trayvond Etienne smh
CJ handled the questions well though from a team professional stand point. I think he's definitely got a future in tv after he's done with ball. He carries himself extremely well on screen, speaks well, quick on his feet with responses and is very analytical.
But is Steven A giving advice to help the Blazers or to Break them up? Blazers guard duo is what makes them so good. GSW has an elite guard duo, plus KD. POR has an elite(though different) guard duo, plus... no super start yet. Blazers need to get that third A ... or like he says break them up so instead of 2 A+ guards, get maybe 3 B-C guys, but that wont win a Championship.
Pretty much the best way for them to get out of this is to get a steal in the draft and end up with a guy that is able to play at Donovan Mitchell or Ben Simmons' level during their first season or have one of their other guys develop into an All Star caliber player over the summer. Both of which are pretty unrealistic but if they want to win a Championship they're going to need either of those things to happen or get an absolute steal in the FA market.
CJ looks like he's about to beat a new hairline onto Stephen A. head.
Stephen a said nuggets would win game 7 too hahah . Go blazers
McCollum should trade that suit
Lol
Chris L word
When you are rich you can wear what you want. When you not rich such as yourself you talk about others who have the money to do what they want
SAS roasted this man
It was the Wizards comparison.
Sas is smart it was soo low-key aswell
Caleb Wong actually he didn’t, he just said he would split the team up...
Caleb Wong fuck SAS he
Caleb Wong roast has taken a new meaning apparently
This is why we love Stephen A smith
This Aged real well
Even with a better backcourt, the Blazers are having the same problem as the Raptors and Wizards
jaws102585 Yeah all 3 have overpaid back courts that aren't consistent two way players
If 21savage didn’t have tattoos
Shoot First and light skin
Shoot First why didn't I c this,damn.
😂😂😂😂😂
Shoot First and spoke properly
Meh don’t see it
Damn SAS you would've had to catch the fade if I was CJ
He was speaking the truth though. He wasn't disrespecting CJ but they need to blow it up and the only way to do that successfully is to trade one of the 2 stars to get something good in return
No fade can safe this mans hairline
Trap J why cause he spoke how he felt.... CJ handled well.
You taking it more personal than him
I would've been like... how much better did first take get without skip bayless
justTful I c wat u did there
The problem isn't Lillard or cj it's the supporting cast and the bad contracts they have with them. As a result they will probably have to trade cj. I doubt they trade Lillard.
He’s right there with them, why are they yelling lmao
😂
Lmao this is so foul... but SAS is 100% right
That's why I love sas u can hate him all you want but he tells the truth
Lewis Clarke Facts bruh he keeps it 💯💯
Unless Kyrie is around.
The truth is that they need to trade lilard, not one og them. Lilard is overrated
This was the best exchange by a player and analyst I've ever seen...neither got in their feelings...straight forward yet respectful, and entertaining...this is supreme professionalism on both sides
2:58 that OHHH from max was priceless
Better version of the wizards they both loss first round 😭
II H2G II ones in the east ones in the west
II H2G II Wall and beal day played way better in the playoffs blazers are the worst 3 seed ever
Rose legacy One lost to a 1 seed in 6 games. The other post to a 6 seed in 4 games.
Anthony Mercado it's the east, their trash, the pelicans can bring the Cavs down in a seven game series which means they can beat every other team
II H2G II I wouldn’t even say better I would say mirroring images they just in different conferences
He dont mean no harm just speaking the truth..
I feel like no one actually watches basketball because if you did you'd know it takes more than 3 or 4 years to get enough team chemistry and the right role player pieces to become championship contenders. Everyone is trying to break up every team that doesn't make it to the conference finals and that's dumb af. They gotta grow together you can't completely destroy your team and try to rebuild every 3 to 4 years it's a slow grind.
while this is true, this also requires teams to have at most two superstars. Once you have three and they can co-exist, no amount of team chemistry can overcome a three superstar well oiled machine. GS is basically way too above for most of the West to handle.
I agree and it's always been like that if you look at almost all of the NBA teams that won championships in history. I just think that no one wants to develop superstars anymore. Steph was in GS for a while until he broke out into what he is now. I just need people to know it takes a while to develop into championship contenders.
Gregory Smith thats true but with player collusion now , even if you build up stars , its not guaranteed they'll stay. Its riskier to be patient nowadays.
You do realize you are comparing them to LBJ? lol wtf nigga not everyone is gonna be lbj and that's what I am talking about right there. Everyone is too busy trying to get someone who is ready right away when in reality that shit don't come that often in life which is why they revered as all-time greats. The majority of people take time to enter their prime and gain enough experience to go to the next level. Notice how you could only talk about LBJ an no one else in the league. No one else has success that fast bruh. Again people need to actually start watching basketball
What the fuck? LeBron is one of the greatest players of all time. I'm a Blazer fan, and even I can tell you that post of yours is ludicrous.
LeBron is a generational talent; so good that his high school games were on PPV! LeBron alone could probably take the Knicks to the ECF by himself.
The Blazers need a lot of things; namely more talent. But with our dumbass GM and that dumbass coach who doesn't know what a timeout is......even if we somehow got the talent, I'm not sure it would be put to good use.
1:52-1:56 look how quick his smile went away once Stephen A mentioned them getting swept by the Pelicans
cj its called defense get acquainted
Lmao
I can't believe my eyes... Stephen A. is actually doing a good interview? What happened?
WCF!! Let’s go!! #Blazers #RipCity
I love the honesty and mutual respect for each other. That's so great I feel like I'm watching a talk show with all those questions CJ have been giving to Stephen. #realtalk!
Maybe the Blazers need to make a trade for a Thicc, Trunky, Costal Kid... wait wrong show
pitbullpup22 I remember Colin saying thick and trunky but when did he said coastal kid
W
SAS opinion was well put.
love CJ cuz he's got such a great intellectual mind beyond just being a player and more into being a analyst and interviewer
CJ with that Pimp flow
Damn, how can you tell him that to he's face. We'll have to throw hands 😂
DJ Lamin its called being an adult.
DJ Lamin Cj asked him about his personal opinion. SAS a real nigga in this one
justTful nah Simp
DJ Lamin catch the fade LOOOOOL
"If you were in the East, you'd probably be in the conference finals" - lol ! Facts!!!
dudewat212 The wizards are like literally the same team with less of a bench
Oh and Wall doesn’t choke in the playoffs so there’s that
they would not beat toronto 100p the only team they loose to is cavs every other team they beat
Portland needs to play big in free agency. I don’t think breaking them up is smart for now.
Alex Verneret they can't play big in free agency when they don't have the assets. No one wants the horrible contracts they gave Meyers Leonard and Evan Turner. The only way they rid themselves of those 2 contracts are if they package them with CJ or Lillard.
Paul Allen is gonna have to open his pocketbook and pay that tax if he wants talent in FA.
This is where CJ took this personal and used this in this years '19 playoffs.
That’s what I’m sayingggggg
@@thaivanhaak6146 facts
My boy Stephen gonna try erase that now
A year after, they are in the West Conf Finals vs the GSW
Swept
Great q&a SAS and Max. To the point and asked the questions other would avoid
I like how no one mentioned him instigating the situation lol. He was like "so who do you keep Dame or CJ, SAS?" that shit was funny
Stephen was right
It’s scary how much the blazers and wizards are alike, not only recently but as a franchise as well. The last time they both won championships was like 40 years ago, they both had bad luck with the blazers missing out on getting Jordan, the wizards with the gun incident with arenas and they both had injuries with star players that cost them pretty bad like Walton for the blazers and Arenas for the wizards.
Ali Bahrami bad picks too like picking Oden over Durant
Ken Marapao yep
very nice CJ, that composure and mindset - respect
Lmao Cj’s face when Steven A. Says they shouldn’t play together 😂
Stefan Urkel knows how to ball.
It's truth lillard doesn't deserve to be losing he needs a ring
lets rage facts
Lmao this was a good conversation. Both came with the heat.
CJ handled those questions like a pro!
Why would he ask him that 🤦♂️
John Wall #FukWrongWitUBoi? We should trade beal for Booker
John Wall #FukWrongWitUBoi? Trade porter for the rights to boogie
Marc Gasol should be traded to the blazers
1. Keep your guards 2. Draft a defensive minded guard 3. Keep working on improving the center his game needs work 4. pick up a free agent 5. Trade one or two forwards for draft pick.
Never seen an interview with CJ before, was pleasantly surprised with how professional he was
What kinda question was that SAS "yeah we should trade dame bum ass"
Trade Damian because he’s a bigger name and you could get more value. He’s the better player but not by far. Plus CJ is a much better teammate
CJ isn't consistent. At all. Whereas Dame carries the entire team season after season.
0:30 Steven a face 😂😂😂💀
Respect. He said it to his face and not on Twitter.
goddamn this is kinda weird watching someone actually talk like this right to a players face , stephen a a G lmao
Straight up to his face
CJ is very knowledgeable you can tell.
I was 16 when this happened now I’m 19 and there is still no change.
CJ looked mad af . I would be too
Ha, he handled it better than I probably would.
OgLoC2 how did he look mad? 😒
He did lmao
Lmfao he really asked him this
Man poor CJ... When I'm debating I love speakers who ask me a question to lead them to their Next argument. It's extremely confortable. This is an interview to CJ and SAS Spoke more than him. Poor CJ was also put on the spot with these questions.
I want Stephen A to review this after Game 7 wcsf
Urkel 🙌🏾💯💯💯
Richie Rich Mo3 I thought it was just me 👀👀
stefan
CJ to the Knicks confirmed
Josh for what a bag of chili Frito's and a Nathan's coney dog... 😂😂😉although it would be nice
I have to give Stephen A. props for asking the question. I also have to give CJ major props for handling the question like a champ. One of the best interviews in a long time. Honesty from other sides of the debate
He said ya'll are like a better version of the Wizards. That is just savage LOL.
Gonna be the same story next year Guaranteed
Cj and dame ballin this year
Why? This is so disrespectful.
3:50 CJ's face like - "is this nigga saying he wanna trade me?"
So used to people slamming players and then inviting them on the show to tell them they love their game. Refreshing seeing him speak his mind.