Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Neil Olshey gave a press conference this morning, his first after the end of the July Moratorium during which free agent contracts can be discussed informally, but not agreed upon or signed. The Trail Blazers gave up LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Robin Lopez, and Arron Afflalo in free agency. With the gag order on NBA officials lifted, Olshey stepped to the podium to explain the strategy and answer questions.
He began by explaining why the team is rebuilding.
Olshey: "We weren't good enough.