LAS VEGAS -- Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said Monday that a Damian Lillard trade could take "months" to complete in order to satisfy the objective of leaving the franchise in the best possible position if he ultimately trades away one of the best players to ever wear the team's uniform.
"I think what I've learned more than anything is patience is critical," Lillard said in a news conference at Thomas & Mack Center Monday afternoon. "Don't be reactive. Don't jump at things just to seemingly solve a problem. I think the teams that have ended up in the most positive situations post-trade have been the ones that have been really diligent in taking their time and not been impulsive, or the teams that really kept their urgency under control.