CJ McCollum

2TM · PG · Age 34 · 6'3"

25-26 season · 76 GP · 29.8 MPG

B-

Overall

$30,666,666

25-26 salary

18.7

PPG

3.3

RPG

3.9

APG

0.8

SPG

0.5

BPG

56.6%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

-1.0-0.7

range -3.5–1.6 · now -0.3

WS / 48

0.066+0.003

range 0.013–0.119 · now 0.063

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

CJ McCollum

VETERAN EXTENSIONUFA

CJ McCollum signed a 2 year, $63,999,999 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on Sep 26, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $30,666,666 to $33,333,333.

Total value: $63,999,999
Guaranteed: $63,999,999 (100%)
AAV: $32,000,000
Length: 2 years
Avg cap %: 21.8%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: NOP
Signed: September 26, 2022

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2024-25	—	$33,333,333	23.7%	$33,333,333	$33,333,333	$0	$0
2025-26current	—	$30,666,666	19.8%	$30,666,666	$30,666,666	$0	$0

Cap hold 2026-27: $45,999,999

Updated 6/13/2026

Past contracts (3)

McCollum's earlier deals — career earnings history

2021-22 – 2023-24VETERAN EXTENSION

Total $100,000,000AAV $33,333,333Avg cap 26.9%Length 3 yearsTeam PORVia Bird ExceptionJuly 30, 2019

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2021-22	$30,864,198	27.5%	$30,864,198	$30,864,198
2022-23	$33,333,333	27.0%	$33,333,333	$33,333,333
2023-24	$35,802,469	26.3%	$35,802,469	$35,802,469

2017-18 – 2020-21ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION

Total $106,633,450AAV $26,658,363Avg cap 25.4%Length 4 yearsTeam PORVia Bird ExceptionJuly 27, 2016

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2017-18	$23,962,573	24.2%	$23,962,573	$23,962,573
2018-19	$25,759,766	25.3%	$25,759,766	$25,759,766
2019-20	$27,556,959	25.2%	$27,556,959	$27,556,959
2020-21	$29,354,152	26.9%	$29,354,152	$29,354,152

2013-14 – 2016-17ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $10,482,459AAV $2,620,615Avg cap 3.7%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam PORVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 11, 2013

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2013-14	$2,316,720	3.9%	$2,266,720	$2,266,720
2014-15	$2,421,000	3.8%	$2,371,000	$2,371,000
2015-16team opt ✓	$2,525,160	3.6%	$2,525,160	$2,525,160
2016-17team opt ✓	$3,219,579	3.4%	$3,219,579	$3,219,579

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

B-

PER15.9B

BPM-0.3C+

VORP1.0B-

Win Shares3.0C+

PIE10.5%B-

Net Rtg1.5C+

Scoring & Efficiency

C+

PPG18.7A-

TS%56.6%C

eFG%53.8%C+

FG%45.5%C+

3P%37.5%B

FT%77.2%D

Corner 3FG%35.1%D

Playmaking

APG3.9B-

AST%19.7%C+

TOV%9.7%B+

Rebounding

C+

RPG3.3C+

ORB/G0.8B

TRB%6.0%D

ORB%2.9%C+

Defense

SPG0.8C-

BPG0.5A-

STL%1.3%D

BLK%1.4%B+

DBPM-1.7D

Defensive WS1.0C-

Def Rtg112.0B-

Style & Role

USG%25.7%

3PAr0.44

FTr0.20

Dunks3

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