Joe Cronin addressed the Portland Trail Blazers’ offseason outlook, acknowledging that while a major move is appealing, the team won’t rush into anything that could hurt its long-term plans.
He made it clear they’ll stay active in exploring options but remain disciplined in their approach.
“Big splash is definitely something that’s intriguing to us, but only at the right price point. We’re not going to completely sacrifice our future for a short-term swing. But at the same time, we plan to be very active and aggressive and explore all opportunities out there,” Cronin saind.
“If none of those opportunities present themselves, we’ll be content doing some smaller things, confident that our talent base is strong and that the addition of Dame (Lillard), the internal development, fine-tuning some of these skillset deficiencies we have, we can take a nice step whether we make a big splash or not.”
Cronin also emphasized that improving shooting will be a priority moving forward, noting that it was a consistent issue throughout the season.
He believes the return of Damian Lillard and a full year from Vit Krejci could help, but acknowledged the team must address it more broadly.
“I think, the Spurs series showed us that – really, the whole season – we just don’t shoot the ball well enough,” Cronin said.
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