Given what Chad Ford had to say about Kevin 'going out in a Blaze of Glory', I thought I'd try and do a little digging, follow up and see what I could find. Most of the people I talked to confirmed what Ford had said and even more...that Pritchard has been VERY active in talks around the league, in discussions around moving up, and potential trades etc.
However, I was also told this by more than one person as well. The other GMs in the league are aware of the situation Pritchard is in....that he is fighting for his job if that even remains a possibility. They believe they have him at a bit of a disadvantage because he is viewed as a bit of a lame duck GM and may be trying to make moves not only to better the team but to save his job. That makes them feel like they have leverage over the Blazers and though there have been a lot of discussions, nothing yet looks like it is anything that you would consider to be in Portland's favor.
Of course there is still more than a week to go but that was the general consensus from the group of people I spoke with. More as it comes in.
