Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: The Portland Trail Blazers are promoting Joe Cronin to general manager with a four-year contract. Cronin, interim GM since December, takes over franchise at a pivotal offseason and has vowed to continue building around Damian Lillard.
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Jay Allen: Cronin says ownership hasn’t …
Blazers GM on upcoming free agent Jusuf Nurkic: We’re big fans
Jay Allen: Cronin: “We’re big fans of Jusuf Nurkic. He had a career year, and we’ve seen growth from him each year. He’s just scratching the surface.” #RipCity Source: Twitter @PDXjay What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jay Allen @ PDXjay Cronin: “We’re big …
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Sean Highkin @highkin
Joe Cronin on Jusuf Nurkic’s upcoming free agency: “We’re big fans of Jusuf Nurkic. I think he had a career year this year and we expect that to continue. He’s just scratching the surface. He’s the kind of player we want to continue to build around.” – 1:14 PM
Joe Cronin on Jusuf Nurkic’s upcoming free agency: “We’re big fans of Jusuf Nurkic. I think he had a career year this year and we expect that to continue. He’s just scratching the surface. He’s the kind of player we want to continue to build around.” – 1:14 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Names Joe Cronin specifically calls out as part of the “core”: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little, Justise Winslow. Notable since Nurkic is an unrestricted free agent coming up. – 1:08 PM
Names Joe Cronin specifically calls out as part of the “core”: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little, Justise Winslow. Notable since Nurkic is an unrestricted free agent coming up. – 1:08 PM
John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Final on-off leaders for 2021-22.
With how turrible the Blazers were after the All-Star break, Nurkic’s off-court mark went from -8.0 at the break (he was 36th in on-off differential) to -14.2 at the end of the season.
The on-off leader in OffRtg was Mikal Bridges (13.0). pic.twitter.com/SO1jDj3JUx – 11:12 AM
Final on-off leaders for 2021-22.
With how turrible the Blazers were after the All-Star break, Nurkic’s off-court mark went from -8.0 at the break (he was 36th in on-off differential) to -14.2 at the end of the season.
The on-off leader in OffRtg was Mikal Bridges (13.0). pic.twitter.com/SO1jDj3JUx – 11:12 AM
Jusuf Nurkic @bosnianbeast27
There’s nobody else like The Schonz
@Portland Trail Blazers
RIP CITY, BABY!
#BillSchonley pic.twitter.com/8t1OQWkJqZ – 2:40 AM
There’s nobody else like The Schonz
@Portland Trail Blazers
RIP CITY, BABY!
#BillSchonley pic.twitter.com/8t1OQWkJqZ – 2:40 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Jusuf Nurkic with flowers for Bill Schonley’s wife, Dottie pic.twitter.com/e3jPKUKLWP – 10:52 PM
Jusuf Nurkic with flowers for Bill Schonley’s wife, Dottie pic.twitter.com/e3jPKUKLWP – 10:52 PM
Jusuf Nurkic @bosnianbeast27
📍Mostar – Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ba9U0qRUl5 – 2:43 PM
📍Mostar – Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ba9U0qRUl5 – 2:43 PM
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Michael Scotto: A lot of times when a trade is going down in the NBA, it comes down to need and whether there’s a little bit of desperation there. When I look at Portland’s situation, they got Josh Hart. Jusuf Nurkic is going to be a free agent, but there are enough people around the league that believe Nurkic and the Blazers will work out a deal, and he’ll stay there looking ahead towards next season and beyond. If you’re going along with that line of thinking, you’ve got Hart, Nurkic, Lillard. A lot of people around the league also believe Anfernee Simons will remain with the Blazers, and that’s why they made a lot of salary cap-saving moves to ultimately have more room to re-sign him and make another move going forward. Jerami Grant would plug a hole there at the four for them. Given where they’re at trying to compete with Lillard and his timeline, Grant is in the prime of his career at 28. -via HoopsHype / March 24, 2022
Elsewhere in Portland, after initial trade conversations, Jusuf Nurkic appears unlikely to be moved, as the veteran center and Trail Blazers brass have mutual interest in agreeing to a new contract this offseason, sources said. -via Bleacher Report / February 8, 2022
Blazers GM on upcoming free agent Jusuf Nurkic: We’re big fans
Sean Highkin: Joe Cronin on Anfernee …
Sean Highkin: Joe Cronin on Anfernee Simons’ restricted free agency: “My goal would be to be proactive. We have a good relationship with Anfernee and his agency. I would hope that once we’re allowed to start talking we can come to an agreement that makes sense for both sides.”
Jay Allen: Cronin says it could take …
Jay Allen: Cronin says it could take multiple off-seasons to completely fine-tune the roster. Says they don’t necessarily have to hit a home run this Summer because of the talent currently on the roster. Adds they’ll “try to hit a home run.” #RipCity
“Anfernee has been a tremendous …
“Anfernee has been a tremendous teammate who has successfully stepped into a leadership role in a big way this season,” said Joe Cronin, Portland Trail Blazers Interim General Manager. “His spirit, demeanor, work ethic and commitment to improving the community make him the ideal recipient of the Maurice Lucas award.”
Blazers GM: ‘Josh Hart is a keeper’
If you want an idea of how interim general manager Joe Cronin wants the Trail Blazers to look like next season, tune in to the next game and focus on No. 11. That’s Josh Hart, the newly acquired wing who has been so good, so versatile and so …
If you want an idea of how interim general manager Joe Cronin wants the Trail Blazers to look like next season, tune in to the next game and focus on No. 11. That’s Josh Hart, the newly acquired wing who has been so good, so versatile and so competitive since arriving in Portland that Cronin wishes he could clone him. “He’s a keeper,” Cronin told The Athletic. “Josh embodies what we are trying to build here. The talent level, the skillset, the competitiveness, the IQ, the defensive-minded, guard-anyone approach. His ability to make others better, to make shots, push the ball.”
Source: Jason Quick @ The Athletic
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Nuggets 124, Blazers 92: FINAL. 16 points, 4 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals for @Greg Brown. – 11:27 PM
Nuggets 124, Blazers 92: FINAL. 16 points, 4 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals for @Greg Brown. – 11:27 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Nuggets 86, Blazers 70: end of third quarter. 14 points, 4 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 7 points, 3 assists for Brandon Williams. – 10:55 PM
Nuggets 86, Blazers 70: end of third quarter. 14 points, 4 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 7 points, 3 assists for Brandon Williams. – 10:55 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Nuggets 65, Blazers 48: halftime. 13 points, 2 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 7 points, 3 rebounds for @Greg Brown. 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal for @Josh Hart. – 10:12 PM
Nuggets 65, Blazers 48: halftime. 13 points, 2 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists for @Drew Eubanks. 7 points, 3 rebounds for @Greg Brown. 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal for @Josh Hart. – 10:12 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Nuggets 32, Blazers 27: end of first quarter. 9 points, 1 assist for @Anfernee Simons. 5 points, 2 assists for Brandon Williams. 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist/steal for @Josh Hart. POR shooting 50 percent, DEN 52 percent. – 9:38 PM
Nuggets 32, Blazers 27: end of first quarter. 9 points, 1 assist for @Anfernee Simons. 5 points, 2 assists for Brandon Williams. 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist/steal for @Josh Hart. POR shooting 50 percent, DEN 52 percent. – 9:38 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Billups said that Keon Johnson will start at shooting guard, Josh Hart will move to small forward and CJ Elleby will slide to power forward. Drew Eubanks will start at center with Anfernee Simons at point guard. Denver by 15. – 7:45 PM
Billups said that Keon Johnson will start at shooting guard, Josh Hart will move to small forward and CJ Elleby will slide to power forward. Drew Eubanks will start at center with Anfernee Simons at point guard. Denver by 15. – 7:45 PM
Josh Hart @joshhart
What I woke up to the last two mornings…definitely going to take these down bro 😂 @Larry Nance Jr pic.twitter.com/Wg1DKUtbao – 6:14 PM
What I woke up to the last two mornings…definitely going to take these down bro 😂 @Larry Nance Jr pic.twitter.com/Wg1DKUtbao – 6:14 PM
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Jonathan Feigen: Josh Hart, who will be traded to the Trail Blazers whenever the deal becomes official, in the front row opposite the Rockets bench, wearing a Brandon Ingram jersey. Good seats but he knows people here. -via Twitter @Jonathan_Feigen / February 8, 2022
Shams Charania: The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to acquire Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum for a package around Josh Hart and draft compensation, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / February 8, 2022
Brian Windhorst on Pelicans: ‘They’re pretty active looking to buy even though they’re outside of the top 10 right now. Maybe they won’t be able to buy but it won’t be for the lack of trying. Because from what I understand they got this whole portfolio of draft picks, including the top-10 protected Lakers’ pick. (…) And they have made Josh Hart available.’ -via Apple Podcasts / February 5, 2022
Blazers GM: ‘Josh Hart is a keeper’
If you want an idea of how interim general manager Joe Cronin wants the Trail Blazers to look like next season, tune in to the next game and focus on No. 11. That’s Josh Hart, the newly acquired wing who has been so good, so versatile and so competitive since arriving in Portland that Cronin wishes he could clone him. “He’s a keeper,” Cronin told The Athletic. “Josh embodies what we are trying to build here. The talent level, the skillset, the competitiveness, the IQ, the defensive-minded, guard-anyone approach. His ability to make others better, to make shots, push the ball.”
The next big question is whether Cronin …
The next big question is whether Cronin will be making the decisions in the summer. Two prominent agents who represent front office executives told The Athletic that the Blazers have yet to reach out to any of their clients, which is not surprising considering most teams would not want their employees interviewing around the trade deadline. Cronin said he has not been told by Blazers chair Jody Allen what his future looks like. “The message has been the same, that this could take a while,” Cronin said. “The Blazers have always told me they are going to talk to other people, and I agree with them. They should. Be diligent. Research. This is an important hire. I welcome the challenge.”