I'll give him this much. Knowing that the cornerstone of his team is about to leave with zero compensation coming back, it looks like he's trying to turn chickenshit into chicken salad. I'll let you know how it tastes this time next year.
I didn't like that "win now" quote. Somehow it sounded like he was ready to belittle that in favor of "win down the line". (Which looks less likely given how many picks we've traded.) Ah yes, the paranoia runs deep.
26 year olds Goran Dragic & Kyle Lowry were both FA's that summer and were signed for very reasonable contracts that were below Portland's available capspace. I advocated for them at the time. STOMP
I actually hope he doesn't get fired for this summer. I truly believe he can still turn things around, giving draft picks and ability to find diamonds in the rough. We reload, give Olshey time to recover and rebuild with a solid GM. Remember the last few rebuilds, we had horrible coaches and GMs
Another aspect of grading Olshey, is moves he tried to make. Hawes, Hibbert and Monroe...the teams that they actually did sign with ended up with buyer's remorse...Kanter is sort of on the fence in that respect.