TUCSON, Ariz. – Timbers midfielder Lawrence Olum got a unique Kino Sports Complex experience last MLS preseason, when he was traded from Sporting Kansas City to Portland in February of 2017.
Under normal circumstance, a trade involves relatively dramatic measures: cleaning out of a locker; a significant flight; packing what you need to live in a new place; making contact with a whole new set of people, in a completely different organization.
Olum eventually had to do all that, but at Kino last February, the short-term change was much simpler. He just collected his person items, walked down a hallway, and took a spot in a different locker room.