Initially, the Trail Blazers received an incomplete for their offseason. The Damian Lillard trade changed things for everyone involved.
Joe Cronin, the Blazers’ general manager, had to balance a lot of spinning plates with one massive decision — where and for what to trade Lillard. If Lillard isn’t the most important player in Portland’s history , he is surely the franchise’s most beloved one. Dealing him, even if that’s what Lillard wanted, would have immediate and deep repercussions for the franchise.
There also was the issue of doing as right as Portland could by Lillard and getting him somewhere he’d have a chance to win. That turned out not to be Miami, his preferred destination, as Cronin executed the three-team deal with Milwaukee and Phoenix. The deal brought in Ayton, the 25-year-old center and 2018 No.
At this writing, we don’t know what Portland will get for Holiday, but that will only add to the haul. And the trade clears the runway for Henderson,, to develop and grow at his own pace, on a more-aligned timeline with the Blazers’ other young prospects. Given where the Blazers stood at the end of last season, this is as good a resolution for Cronin and his franchise that they could have possibly expected, given the circumstances.
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