The Portland Trail Blazers are headed into the 2022-23 season with a renewed sense of purpose and vigor. Just yesterday we heard that Damian Lillard is feeling more hearty and hale than ever, that rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s shoulder injury will not require surgery, and that James Harden is staying with the Philadelphia 76ers and will not be messing up Portland’s mojo this year.
OK, that last one wasn’t going to happen anyway, but still!
Most importantly, we’ve gotten some post Summer League reflections from Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin, who is telling media members that he likes what his team has accomplished this summer, but he doesn’t think they’re in final form yet.