PORTLAND, Ore. — While Masai Urjiri of Nigeria is a pie-in-the-sky pick to next run the Knicks, there are other presidential options if Steve Mills is bounced after the season.
In fact, owner James Dolan may look at someone with strong New York roots who’s had loads of success on the West Coast.
His name is Neil Olshey, the former Clippers executive who has had a solid run with the Trail Blazers for the past seven seasons. He is from Flushing, attended Xavier High School in Manhattan and Le Moyne College in Syracuse.
Tuesday, Raptors part-owner Larry Tanenbaum threw cold water on the Knicks’ rumors, denying Ujiri turned down a recent extension offer to keep his options open.