The Portland Trail Blazers firmly doubled down on its current regime this week with multiyear extensions for general manager Joe Cronin and head coach Chauncey Billups.
Cronin signed his extension last Monday. Then the second shoe dropped on Sunday when Billups signed his multiyear deal shortly before the Blazers’ regular season finale against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sunday morning, just hours after news of the Billups extension broke, both men sat at a podium in front of the press to explain what happened and pitch their vision for the next steps of the franchise.
Here are key takeaways from the 25-minute press conference.