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CJ McCollum
ATL
Atlanta Hawks

CJ McCollum

#3 · Atlanta Hawks · 6-2 (188 cm) · 190 lb · Lehigh

★ 3rd option

CJ McCollum plays for the Atlanta Hawks. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at point guard and #5 at shooting guard. CJ McCollum is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 8 as a starter, averaging 25.6 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (78 %) and point guard (22 %). He averages 13.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Amen Thompson, Jeremiah Fears, and Bilal Coulibaly, who score 26.1 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jalen Slawson.

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Milwaukee Bucks
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Probable starter at point guard per the depth chart.

Hawks vs Bucks → Hawks schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard Starter
  • Shooting Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Hawks depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
25.6
Starts
8

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard78 %
  • Point Guard22 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 12 25.6 13.6 2.8 3.9 1.0 0.5 41.4 35.5 84.0 52.2 23.0
2025-26 76 29.8 18.7 3.3 3.9 0.8 0.5 45.5 37.5 77.2 56.6 24.7

Game log

In his last 5 games: 12.4 pts, 4.2 reb and 5.6 ast in 25.2 min (1.2 pts below his season average, 13.6)

Best games of the season: 21 pts vs Lakers (Nov 9) · 9 reb @ Pacers (Nov 2) · 12 ast @ Pacers (Nov 2)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 9 vs
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 114-124 24:16 21 0 4 8-15 3-5 2-2 -13
Nov 7 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 124-121 21:14 9 4 3 4-14 1-6 0-0 +12
Nov 6 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 139-132 22:56 4 3 4 1-10 0-1 2-2 -7
Nov 4 @
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 120-105 25:09 15 5 5 5-14 2-7 3-4 +13
Nov 2 @
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 108-104 32:29 13 9 12 4-17 2-7 3-4 +8
Oct 31 @
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
L 99-121 24:23 14 2 2 5-9 2-5 2-2 -18
Oct 29 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 114-111 31:24 5 3 8 1-8 0-4 3-4 +2
Oct 28 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
L 117-129 19:38 13 2 1 6-9 1-2 0-0 -8
Oct 26 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 110-120 29:31 20 1 3 8-16 4-7 0-0 -5
Oct 24 vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 114-121 29:57 17 2 1 7-14 1-5 2-3 -2

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
617
Pts/100 poss.
26.1
FG%
41%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Amen Thompson 33 4 2/5
Jeremiah Fears 24 9 3/4
Bilal Coulibaly 19 2 1/3
Davion Mitchell 19 4 2/3
Desmond Bane 17 9 3/3

Who guards him

Possessions
628
Pts/100 poss.
25.0
FG%
47%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jalen Slawson 28 5 1/1
Reed Sheppard 27 6 2/6
Fred VanVleet 26 0 0/1
Tre Johnson 22 9 3/6
Bub Carrington 21 3 1/1