Quite a few players have passed onto and off of the Portland Trail Blazers’ roster in the last week, since they traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. Today two of them offered reflections on the front office in Portland, speaking in complimentary terms.
The Blazers initially acquired guard Jrue Holiday from the Bucks in the Lillard deal. Holiday never reported, as Portland’s intentions were to trade him to a contender in return for draft picks and younger players. Jared Weiss, who covers the Celtics for The Athletic, tweeted today that Holiday appreciated the work of Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin, and especially his communication skills, during the transition period:
Jrue Holiday on Blazers working with him on trade: “Portland blessed me.