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The Portland Trail Blazers are pledging to remain patient in evaluating their Damian Lillard trade options.

“I think what I’ve learned more than anything is patience is critical,” Cronin said in a news conference at Thomas & Mack Center on Monday afternoon. “Don’t be reactive. Don’t jump at things just to seemingly solve a problem. I think the teams that have ended up in the most positive situations post-trade have been the ones that have been really diligent in taking their time and not been impulsive, or the teams that really kept their urgency under control.

“So I think that’s how my approach has been with this and will be with this. We’re going to be patient; we’re going to do what’s best for our team. We’re going to see how this lands. And if it takes months, it takes months.”

Cronin revealed he hasn’t spoken to Lillard since the trade request arrived on July 1st.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the process remains “very early.”