This past offseason, Neil Olshey handed the keys to the second unit over to the precocious youngster Anfernee Simons. After Simons shone in Summer League, Olshey told NBC Sports Northwest, “For me, he was the best player in the gym in Las Vegas, and I don’t even know if it was that close. We need to empower him. Our guys need to look and know we’re gonna play through bumps and bruises with him, the ebbs and flows, but that’s our guy.”
Olshey reinforced his belief in Simons when he opted not to sign a backup point guard after Seth Curry departed for Dallas.