Neil Olshey expects the Blazers to take a giant step forward.

“I want to set this thing up in the next couple years where we can have a five- to seven-year run with just having to tweak the roster here and there and always be a factor for a Western Conference championship,” he said Tuesday. “That’s my vision.”

Olshey will look to add several young players to Portland's roster.

“Anybody we’re going to pursue, in terms of a major additions, is going to need to be somebody who is going to be here long-term, that we can build with,” Olshey said.

Olshey compared LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum to the Clippers’ Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

“As far as I’m concerned, LaMarcus is a cornerstone of the franchise,” Olshey said. “In my mind, he and Nic Batum are what Chris Paul and Blake were to the Clippers, what we were trying to build there. Once you have those two pieces, that bedrock, in place, now you start working out tangentially and adding guys that complement those players.”