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.

The NBA trade deadline recently passed with much anticipation surrounding Portland Trail Blazers. As a team in the midst of a rebuilding season, expectations were high that the Blazers would make some significant moves.

The NBA just experienced one of the most active trade deadlines in league history. Luka Doncic, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine and a host of others were traded — in some cases, for each other. But the Portland Trail Blazers sat out the frenzy, which came to a halt at noon Thursday.