Olshey interview at draft combine

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  1. BoBoBREWSKI

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    I'm sure it's no coincidence that Olshey said this to national media guys, not our local goons.
     
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    Tobias Harris would be sweet!
     
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    I’d take either. Porter probably fills more of a need but outside of Doncic I think Bamba is the best prospect. So probably Bamba. Bring back Nurk. Bamba and Collins develop on their rookie scale contracts. Then make a decision in a couple of years. I also wouldn’t be surprised if free agents this year took two year deals instead of four. There’s gonna be a lot of money available in the summer of 2020.

    PF: Aminu, Collins
    C: Nurkic, Bamba
     
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    Where's the whole interview?
     
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    Man, it's fun to dream about a Collins/Bamba defensive front line. I have a feeling after those measurements he's gonna go #3. If we could pick up Khyri Thomas later as an eventual CJ replacement we'd have an incredible amount of defensive potential.
     
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    I'd have offered Leonard, Vonleh, 1st rnd pick and the tpe for Mirotic.
     
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    Huh? That doesn't make sense. The TPE can't be combined with other salaries. We'd have to trade them Leonard, Vonleh, and a 1st which is worse than the deal they took from NoLa or the TPE and a 1st. The trade exception isn't something you can just give another team, the unbalanced trade would create a new one for them though.
     
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    Good thread. Once Olshey admits that jlprk was right, his board conformist slaves admit it, too. Next time, be ahead of the curve a couple of years like me, and criticize him while he's doing nothing, not afterward.
     
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    So assuming Neil will be targeting vets this offseason, let’s hear some names.

    Imagine if we did something like the griffin trade, and then got a first round pick back by using the TPE.
     
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    TPE Avery Bradley
    mini-mle or whatever Harrell
     
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    Isn’t Bradley a FA?
     
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    even if it does, he atleast sees the need to ADD to the roster, some playoff ready veterans, and continue developing the youthful roster. Impatience with this teams best players is a downfall. Continue to develop these guys. THEY AIN'T OLD.
     
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    Who the hell is McLillard anyways? Is that like Bronkichek, that big cheater in New England.
     
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    He's a Scientologist?
     
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    Seeing a lot of Khyri Thomas hype.

    Smooth, disciplined defender and measured really well, but not sure he has the enough athleticism to translate most of his college D or a complete enough offensive game to be more than a 4th guard. Kinda reminds me of a smaller Martell Webster. Seems more of a fit for a team who has a wing initiator too.
     
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    It's not like he played against bad competition or something. He plays in the Big East and won DPOY in the conference both years. Defense is more about effort and being smart with positioning/reads than it is pure athleticism. I think he's a perfect 3rd guard and could potentially be more if he does learn how to create better.
     
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    All fair points. Just think we'd be better of seeing what the market is for Wade Baldwin and swinging for the fences a bit more in the draft (Huerter/McDaniels).
     
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    I'm actually envisioning Baldwin and Thomas being a freaking great tandem off the bench. Baldwin can penetrate and kick out to Thomas for open 3's. On defense it wouldn't get much better than those two locking down opposing back courts (if Baldwin learns to stay out of foul trouble).
     
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