Event Draft Day Q&A

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  1. caseyholdahl

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    I'll say this: flying back home during the playoffs before the rest of the team isn't a real good look.
     
    caseyholdahl, Jun 25, 2015
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    I thought Crabbe and Kaman needed their situation to be addressed before draft day?
     
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    Thanks! That is a very interesting answer it makes me feel better about a recent ESPN article.
     
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    Frazier, as far as I know, is the only guy who is 100 percent playing. Freeman thinks Allen Crabbe will as well, but I'm not as sure. CJ and Meyers are going to practice with the team, but not play on the team. And I would expect that Noah Vonleh will now be on the team, which I'm pretty stoked for. No offense to Tim Frazier, but it was shaping up to be a bit of a boring roster, even by summer league standards.
     
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    But hasn't LMA done that previously?
     
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    Dorrell Wright, CJ and Damian seemed genuinely shocked that Batum was traded. Was there any hint that he was unhappy or that anybody else on the team was unhappy with him?
     
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    What was the reason for Olshy trading Batum?
     
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    I'd take either Rondae Hollis-Jefferson or Justin Anderson is on the board. Not sure either will be, going to be close.
     
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    What is your initial reaction to Gerald Henderson and his fit on the team?
     
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    Can you tell us anything about the reaction of the players to the trade?
     
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    Have any of last seasons players been working out in Portland yet?
     
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    I think only Olshey can answer that and he'll say something like, "To make the team better."
     
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    What's your most prized/valuable shoe you own? (sneakerhead question).
     
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    Did you get to see the draft workouts? Was there a lesser-known player who really surprised you (in a good way)?
     
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    Is there a link for Batum's reaction to the trade yet?
     
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    Obviously... But I am asking Casey, as in, hey what's your opinion?
     
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    You catch this? http://www.theplayerstribune.com/cj-mccollum-nba-draft-survival-guide/

     
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    Neil interviewed Vonleh last year when we had no pick -- is he viewed as a building block or a trading chip?
     
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    Yeah, with the draft today, there just wasn't any time to put a press conference together. I'm sure he'll talk about it tonight.
     
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    Not sure if you can address this or want to, but if LA really is looking to leave, what is his primary motivator? He seems to have so much here, a contending team, a rich owner, a good GM, a coach that plays a style that seems to work to his advantages, more guaranteed money than anyone else can offer, familiarity. That tells me one of the most likely reasons he'd want to leave, aside from wanting to get closer to home, is a personality conflict or some kind of philosophical issue with the organization.
     
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