Here in Portland, everyone expected the Blazers to deal J.J. Hickson and his expiring contract. When all was said and done, Hickson is still a Blazer and the team opted to make a smaller scale deal for Thunder point guard Eric Maynor.
A lot of fans were confused as to why the Blazers held onto Hickson instead of dealing him. Blazer GM Neil Olshey was doing his best tight rope on the fine line between basketball and business.
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