In Season 7 of the IFC sitcom "Portlandia," he played himself. His pay is undisclosed, but with bonuses and commissions in the area of $450,000 last year and a net worth of well over $50 million, he should earn $6.5 million this year; a figure that might alter depending on the team's success. Neil Olshey was born on January 4th, 1960 in Los Angeles, California. He is an American business executive who has been the General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team and the Seattle SuperSonics football team. He also served as President of Basketball Operations for the Trail Blazers from 2009 to 2016. Before joining the Trail Blazers, he worked for six years with the San Antonio Spurs. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in economics. After graduation, he moved to Texas where he worked for two years with the Spurs as an assistant coach before becoming their general manager. Under his management, the team won two NBA championships. In 1989, he returned to Oregon to take charge of player development at his former college. After just one season, he left to become the general manager of the Trail Blazers; then in 1991, he took over from Chuck Daly as head coach of the Sonics. Under his leadership, they played competitive basketball and made the playoffs every year except three. However, due to financial problems, they had to relocate to Seattle in 2008.