NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans acquired guard CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a seven-player trade on Tuesday that comes as the Pelicans make a push to qualify for the NBA postseason.
“It’s going to elevate our group,” Pelicans first-year coach Willie Green said Tuesday night. “CJ has seen it all. He’s been in the league for a decade, (he’s) been to a conference …