The Portland Trail Blazers have won nine of their last 10 games, defeating teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, and Miami Heat. Still, the Blazers ar

Simply put, the Portland Trail Blazers allowed Thursday’s NBA trade deadline to come and go without making a deal because general manager Joe Cronin did not identify any trade scenarios he believed would help the team’s long-term plans.

T he Portland Trail Blazers - winners of six in a row and 10 of their last 11 - elected not to make a move during one of the most active and surprising NBA trade deadlines of all