In drafting Scoot Henderson, Trail Blazers think they made move that trumps any trade
New York TimesPORTLAND, Ore. — If the Trail Blazers’ world didn’t revolve around Damian Lillard, imagine the celebration today in Portland after Thursday’s NBA Draft. “He does what we are trying to do, and do more of,” Cronin said, noting Murray’s defense and basketball intelligence. He has bought in and he wants it to work here, and he is challenging us to get it done.” Cronin said he and Lillard haven’t talked since Tuesday, so he doesn’t have a great sense of where Lillard is with the direction Cronin took Thursday, but Cronin did say he told Lillard on Tuesday he was leaning toward making the pick at three instead of trading it. If Lillard wasn’t expecting a trade, much of the fan base was, especially after Cronin’s spirited postseason press conference where he boldly stated that now was the time to take big swings and go “all-in” with his chips. That’s when Cronin had a direct and impactful response to a question of what he would tell the fan base that is once again being asked to be patient for the “big move.” “I would say we made the biggest move possible by drafting Scoot Henderson,” Cronin said.
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