C.J. McCollum, Jeff Withey
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) goes to the basket as Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey (24) defends during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.