Getty Images Joe Cronin is no longer the interim general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers . He is the full-time general manager, the team announced on Tuesday . The removal of Cronin’s interim tag comes with a four-year contract, according to ESPN . Cronin was the Blazers’ assistant general manager before they fired Neil Olshey last December. He has spent 16 years in the organization, having started as an intern in 2006. Since becoming Portland’s lead executive, Cronin pulled off several future-focused trades. He has said publicly that the team is trying to retool the roster around franchise player Damian Lillard , rather than rebuild it from scratch. From ESPN: Portland ownership considered the idea of opening up the job to a search, but ultimately were sold on Cronin’s vision for the franchise and his ability to execute it, sources said. Cronin has vowed to continue building the roster around Lillard, an All-NBA guard. … Cronin’s strong relationship with first-year coach Chauncey Billups played a significant part in the franchise’s belief that there will be a philosophical alignment moving them forward together in basketball operations. From the team’s official statement: “Joe has shown in his short time as interim… Read full this story
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