Portland has a promising young list, notably Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Donovan Clingan. The Trail Blazers looked like a team coming together lately, going 7-6 in their last 13 times with a defense of the top 10 from the stars break, throwing a base for a leap in front next season.
The man who gathered this list, the managing director Joe Cronin, was awarded a contract extension, Portland announced on Monday.
“Joe demonstrated leadership and vision during his time as managing director, and I am delighted to see him continue to build the foundation of a long -term and winning team,” said Jody Allen, president of the Portland Trail Blazers. “We are all delighted with the before the team and excited for the future of Basketball Trail Blazers.”
“My vision is to have a competitive list with the potential for successful success, while creating a culture that helps all our players, coaches and staff to prosper,” Cronin said in a statement.
Although the details of the contracts of director general are not public, the extension of the Cronin contract takes him throughout the summer of 2028, REports Shams Charania d’Espn.
Cronin has reshaped Portland’s alignment since Damian Lillard’s trade in Milwaukee, bringing in young players and developing them under the Chauncey Billups coach, a nucleus that has started to show its potential in recent months. Portland will go to this year’s lottery with the ninth best dimensions when choosing n ° 1 (and 76% chance that they end up with choice n ° 9 or 10).
Billups becomes the next major decision point in Portland. Barely a few months ago, the wait was that Portland and Billups would agree to separate from the end of the season. However, with the striking improvement of Portland in recent months, the tone of the conversation has changed, Something Marc Stein reported. The Billups contract has a team option for next season, it will want an extension, not for the team to simply take the option and find itself in another year of gearbox duck. Does Cronin want to bind to billups for several years, or does he want to bring someone new? If Portland just wants to take the extension for a year, do Billups think that the grass is greener elsewhere (like Phoenix – the owner of the Suns, Mat Ishbia, loves his Detroit / Michigan guys)? It is a point of decision of the two parties must agree that will help shape the future of the franchise.
Whoever finds himself as a coach, we know that Cronin will be the Director General.
