As we know, the Portland Trail Blazers have a big summer ahead of them. The franchise’s short- and long-term future could very well be decided by the annual rigmarole of trade season, the NBA Draft and free agency.
What makes this particular offseason so poignant is urgency. And by urgency, I mean contemplating a reality where Damian Lillard doesn’t play his career out at the Moda Center.
It’s been discussed for years but it seems Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin has three months to swing a significant trade or the door opens to the potential end of Lillard’s time in Portland.