Corey Evans

But going back in the Oklahoma City thing, it's funny how it all works. I work with a good buddy of mine, Pete Thamel, who was at Yahoo Sports when I was at Rivals. And Pete was actually the editor at the Daily Orange at Syracuse when Carmelo went on the run in 01, I think it was. And at the time, Troy Weaver was the coach responsible for recruiting him to Syracuse.

But going back in the Oklahoma City thing, it's funny how it all works. I work with a good buddy of mine, Pete Thamel, who was at Yahoo Sports when I was at Rivals. And Pete was actually the editor at the Daily Orange at Syracuse when Carmelo went on the run in 01, I think it was. And at the time, Troy Weaver was the coach responsible for recruiting him to Syracuse.

So Troy and BAML developed a great rapport for 20 years and Pete and I got very close and one thing led to the next and he connected me with Troy Weaver and Troy and I developed inroads to a certain extent over a two, three year timeframe. And that is what kind of led me to Sam Presley and Oklahoma City Thunder eventually. I think Sam wanted someone on the ground floor

So Troy and BAML developed a great rapport for 20 years and Pete and I got very close and one thing led to the next and he connected me with Troy Weaver and Troy and I developed inroads to a certain extent over a two, three year timeframe. And that is what kind of led me to Sam Presley and Oklahoma City Thunder eventually. I think Sam wanted someone on the ground floor

So Troy and BAML developed a great rapport for 20 years and Pete and I got very close and one thing led to the next and he connected me with Troy Weaver and Troy and I developed inroads to a certain extent over a two, three year timeframe. And that is what kind of led me to Sam Presley and Oklahoma City Thunder eventually. I think Sam wanted someone on the ground floor

Sam called me up one day at USA Basketball in Colorado Springs and said, Corey, would you like to meet tomorrow? Are you in Colorado Springs? Dot, dot, dot. This is Sam. I'm like, who the hell is Sam? Like, what runner is this now? Like, what middleman is this? So it was Sam Presti. And we talked for about four or five hours the next day about where things were going.

Sam called me up one day at USA Basketball in Colorado Springs and said, Corey, would you like to meet tomorrow? Are you in Colorado Springs? Dot, dot, dot. This is Sam. I'm like, who the hell is Sam? Like, what runner is this now? Like, what middleman is this? So it was Sam Presti. And we talked for about four or five hours the next day about where things were going.

Sam called me up one day at USA Basketball in Colorado Springs and said, Corey, would you like to meet tomorrow? Are you in Colorado Springs? Dot, dot, dot. This is Sam. I'm like, who the hell is Sam? Like, what runner is this now? Like, what middleman is this? So it was Sam Presti. And we talked for about four or five hours the next day about where things were going.

And it was a couple months after he traded for Shea Gilgis. And... It was the vision and place he had. He was very resolute with where things were going to go as far as not a complete teardown, but that we just traded Paul George for four first round draft picks. A guy named Shea Gildas Alexander who could be really good in the NBA and that we might have more draft picks on the way.

And it was a couple months after he traded for Shea Gilgis. And... It was the vision and place he had. He was very resolute with where things were going to go as far as not a complete teardown, but that we just traded Paul George for four first round draft picks. A guy named Shea Gildas Alexander who could be really good in the NBA and that we might have more draft picks on the way.

And it was a couple months after he traded for Shea Gilgis. And... It was the vision and place he had. He was very resolute with where things were going to go as far as not a complete teardown, but that we just traded Paul George for four first round draft picks. A guy named Shea Gildas Alexander who could be really good in the NBA and that we might have more draft picks on the way.

And we need someone on the ground floor that knows the whole industry, that knows the people in the industry, that knows how the kids think and work. And, you know, I got to thinking, hey, is this the right step for me? It was not an immediate yes. When you become comfortable with where you are and you feel like you're among the very best in your industry, it's a jump, right?

And we need someone on the ground floor that knows the whole industry, that knows the people in the industry, that knows how the kids think and work. And, you know, I got to thinking, hey, is this the right step for me? It was not an immediate yes. When you become comfortable with where you are and you feel like you're among the very best in your industry, it's a jump, right?

And we need someone on the ground floor that knows the whole industry, that knows the people in the industry, that knows how the kids think and work. And, you know, I got to thinking, hey, is this the right step for me? It was not an immediate yes. When you become comfortable with where you are and you feel like you're among the very best in your industry, it's a jump, right?

You want to jump over that ledge and burn the boats in a sense, but are you ready for it? And ultimately, again, Ryan, like looking back on it, what a dumb ass, right? Like, why wouldn't you have done that, man? It's where things are now. But at the time, you're going back and forth of, is this the right move or not?

You want to jump over that ledge and burn the boats in a sense, but are you ready for it? And ultimately, again, Ryan, like looking back on it, what a dumb ass, right? Like, why wouldn't you have done that, man? It's where things are now. But at the time, you're going back and forth of, is this the right move or not?

You want to jump over that ledge and burn the boats in a sense, but are you ready for it? And ultimately, again, Ryan, like looking back on it, what a dumb ass, right? Like, why wouldn't you have done that, man? It's where things are now. But at the time, you're going back and forth of, is this the right move or not?

I could talk about that for an hour to be in that room with Sam Presley and Rob Hennigan, former GM of the magic. And now, uh, AC Law, the former A&M star, they know where they're going and they know what they want. And it's about processing. It's about positional size and versatility. And the most important part is intel.

I could talk about that for an hour to be in that room with Sam Presley and Rob Hennigan, former GM of the magic. And now, uh, AC Law, the former A&M star, they know where they're going and they know what they want. And it's about processing. It's about positional size and versatility. And the most important part is intel.

I could talk about that for an hour to be in that room with Sam Presley and Rob Hennigan, former GM of the magic. And now, uh, AC Law, the former A&M star, they know where they're going and they know what they want. And it's about processing. It's about positional size and versatility. And the most important part is intel.