Trail Blazers Promote Joe Cronin to General Manager

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The Portland Trail Blazers have removed the interim tag from Joe Cronin’s job description, giving him a 4-year deal to become the team’s new full-time General Manager. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski had the news first:

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.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 10, 2022

Cronin accepts the position in a pivotal offseason for the franchise, with the team sitting in the lottery and a superstar over the age of 30 in Damian Lillard. The NBA Draft Lottery is May 17th and the Draft will be held on June 23rd.