Neil Olshey Rumors

“Intimidation and profanity-laced tirades” were cited in the investigation among Olshey’s methods of management. “I heard a number of stories about how badly people felt Neil treated them,” Larry Miller told The Post. “It got to a boiling point and it’s something that Jody and Bert should have been well aware of and done something about it.”

7 months ago – via New York Post

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Larry Miller, Neil Olshey, Portland Trail Blazers

Sean Highkin: CJ McCollum: “Once Neil was let go, I kind of saw the writing on the wall, with Dame being shut down, where it was trending. Either I’m going to be shut down or I’m going to be [traded].”

10 months ago – via Twitter highkin

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Neil Olshey, Trade, CJ McCollum, Damian Lillard, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers

Storyline: CJ McCollum Trade?

Neil Olshey thought Anfernee Simons was the most talented player he ever drafted

Simons, meanwhile, was a promising youngster who had mostly scuffled in his first three years, even as veterans trumpeted his talent and predicted stardom. Added to the expectations was the full-throttled support of Neil Olshey, the executive who drafted Simons. Olshey never backed down in his belief that Simons was the most talented player he had ever drafted, a list that included Blake Griffin, Lillard and McCollum.

1 year ago – via Jason Quick @ The Athletic

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Top Rumors, Draft, Neil Olshey, Blake Griffin, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers

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Anfernee Simons’ recent explosion also has league executives chattering about the future of CJ McCollum in Portland, and to a lesser extent that of Norman Powell. Simons is headed for a lucrative restricted free agency this summer, and Portland is already trying to evade paying the luxury tax.  Assessing the interest for McCollum is somewhat difficult given his recent collapsed lung and a decline in production at the age of 30. But former GM Neil Olshey’s regime valued McCollum quite highly, and there’s a sense among some rival executives that McCollum would have a sizable market at a lower evaluation than Olshey may have held.

1 year ago – via Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

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Free Agency, Neil Olshey, Trade, Anfernee Simons, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Portland Trail Blazers

The Blazers recently let go of their top basketball executive, Neil Olshey, promoting Joe Cronin in the interim. While Cronin will run the team until an official hire, it’s unclear if that hire will happen before the trade deadline. Sources indicate he’ll have an opportunity to keep the position long-term, but Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley, G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Boston Celtics vice president of player and organization development Allison Feaster are the front-runners.

1 year ago – via Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report

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The Sixers have long targeted Lillard, who reaffirmed his desire to stay in Portland around the start of the team’s training camp. After the recent firing of president of basketball operations Neil Olshey, Cronin has publicly and privately said the franchise plans to keep building around Lillard. The Blazers have been open to discussing a deal for Simmons centered on guard CJ McCollum, but that conversation never gathered traction, sources said.

1 year ago – via Adrian Wojnarowski, Zach Lowe @ ESPN

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Neil Olshey, Trade, Ben Simmons, CJ McCollum, Damian Lillard, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers

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Neil Olshey thought Anfernee Simons was the most talented player he ever drafted