'If it takes months, it takes months': Blazers GM says he's in no hurry to trade Damian Lillard

Cronin said he understands why Lillard requested a trade but his top priority now is to “maximize [the] return” in a Lillard trade.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin was candid during a conversation with reporters Monday in Las Vegas, saying he does feel like he failed Damian Lillard and understands why the Blazers superstar guard requested a trade.

That doesn’t mean, Cronin made clear, that he’s going to send Lillard to his preferred destination if the trade return is not right for Portland.

More than a week after Lillard’s July 2 trade request, Cronin said he remains focused on

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