Portland's GM was given his flowers by his fellow execs.
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin earned a pair of NBA Basketball Executive of the Year second-place votes by a panel of his fellow league front office members, according to
The voting panel for the NBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award consisted of team basketball executives from around the NBA.The top three finishers were Minnesota Timberwolves team president Tim Connelly , Oklahoma City Thunder president Sam Presti , and the winner, Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens .major transaction of the 2023 offseason.
In the subsequent Holiday deal, Boston acquired injury-prone veterans Robert Williams III and Malcolm Brogdon from Boston and, more importantly, the Warriors' top-four-protected first round draft pick in 2024 and the Celtics' unprotected first round pick in 2029. His total haul: three first round selections , two pick swaps, two intriguing young talents, and two soon-to-be-expiring contracts in Williams and especially Brogdon, the latter of whom was the Sixth Man of the Year in 2023 and still should have some value to contending teams next season.
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