The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have much to crow about during their 9-15 start to the 2025-26 season, but General Manager Joe Cronin and fellow franchise leaders might take solace in a recent article from The Athletic [subscription required]. In a leaguewide poll, the media agency asked executives to name the best front offices in the NBA. Portland received no votes for the Top 10 rankings but they did get 1.5 nominations for management groups “on the rise”. That left them sixth in the category, but it’s something.

The article explains:

The Trail Blazers are in a cycle of constant change. Earlier this year, [franchise owner Jody] Allen agreed to sell the team to an investment group headed by Tom Dundon, who owns the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. In October the FBI arrested their head coac

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