After 7 seasons slowly climbing the Los Angeles Clipper Management tree Neil Olshey steps into the public eye as the newest Los Angeles Clippers General Manager.
Several articles I've read have focused on Neil's younger years as an aspiring actor in New York city. Despite his small parts in soap operas and his history with the late Jerry Orbach, basketball is where his future needed to be.
Prior to joining the Clippers Neil was an Assistant Coach of Artesia High School's basketball team in California and then work for the FSX Sports Group which hosts evaluation camps for NBA teams to watch blue chip prospects.
In 2003,Neil joined the Clippers as the Director of Player Personnel around the same time as Mike Dunleavy Sr. took over as Head Coach. For the 2004 season Oshley joined Dunleavy's coaching staff. It was clear a solid working relationship between Neil and Mike had formed.
Mike took Neil further under his wing in 2008 when Neil was named Assistant General Manager immediately upon Mike's promotion to General Manager.
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Neil Olshey, LA Clippers GM: Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!
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