The Portland Trail Blazers have signed President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey to a contract extension that will lock him up until 2021, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
The Blazers plan to exercise the two option years on Olshey’s current contract — guaranteeing his deal for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons — and the sides negotiated an additional year extension through the 2020-21 season, league sources said.
The Atlanta Hawks were reportedly denied permission to speak to Olshey in about the franchise’s GM job in May.
Prior to his time in Portland, Olshey was with the Los Angeles Clippers as an assistant coach, then assistant GM, and finally GM.
Olshey joined the Blazers in 2012, where he has twice appeared in the top-three of Executive of the Year voting.
