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Portland Trail Blazers · Considering each was selected in the top-10 from mid-major collegiate programs one year apart, Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum served as smashing success stories for the Portland Trail Blazers. And boy, did they score a lot of points. Teammates for eight full seasons and part of a ninth, the duo each boasted 20-plus point-per-game averages for the final seven years of the partnership. Along the way, the three-point loving pair shared plenty of accomplishments together — eight consecutive postseason berths, two division titles, a conference finals appearance in 2019, one Most Improved Player award for McCollum and a Rookie of the Year honor plus six All-Star Game selections for Lillard. They established a reputation as clutch threats late in games too, as the Phoenix Suns found out on November 8, 2016, with Lillard and McCollum scoring 29 of Portland’s 39 fourth-quarter points to secure a thrilling 124-121 victory. In that game, the playmaking pair combined for 71 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals. · State of Mint