Cone to think of it.
None of Cronin's moves have been predictable, mostly surprises. This summer will be another pleasant surprise.
* everything about Grant was predictable, from the trade for him to the new contract. The rumors of Portland's interest were legion
* maybe it's hindsight but trading Hart was pretty predictable with his contract situation and after his comments about how his wife felt about Portland vs the east coast. IIRC we had weeks of proposed Hart trades here because of all that
* there was a poster on Blazer RealGM who said, at least a couple of months before the trade, that Cronin and Schmitz were working hard to try and trade for Avdija. Kind of a '
stay tuned to this channel' post. Now, that was the only rumor about Avdija-->Portland I read
* and of course that Dame would be traded was just about guaranteed. Where he was traded was the only surprise
I'd say the only major surprises with Cronin's trades, other than the Dame destination, was during his first trade deadline. Dumping Powell & RoCo to the Clippers, and moving CJ and Nance to the Pels (
for a TPE sufficient to take back Grant)
now, this off-season I'm expecting a complete reboot for next season: Cronin back; Chauncey back; the roster rotation back; and no significant trade. So any substantial moves will come as a surprise to me. Have to see the actual move(s) to determine pleasant or unpleasant
