General Manager Joe Cronin and the Portland Trail Blazers front office staff are likely breathing a sigh of relief in mid-August of 2025, proud of an active and varied summer, enjoying some hard-earned rest in the dog days of the offseason. Blazers fans are fairly happy too, looking forward to a new season with a stirring of heart and anticipation not seen in Portland for several years.

Not everybody is ready to rest on laurels, however. The Blazers have made significant moves but they’re not a complete roster yet, let alone one ready to contend. What comes next for Cronin and company? That’s the subject of today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.

Hey Dave!

By Blazers standards, this was a fairly active transaction window. We acquired Jrue via trade, drafted Yang (after a trade), signed Dame, and

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