well, its not a matter of if arenas says so, or that arenas has an insight into the thought process of dunleavvy and baylor.
Truth is we do not know that they are considering the whole fran vasquez situation and others on if/when they should bring him over. They probably arent comparing him neither to situations like sergei monia, someone a lot older than korolev. We dont even know if they are comparing him to kirlinko, who was benefited by staying in russia before coming here.
What we do know is what has been reported.
1. Right after the draft, it seemed certain they would leave him over, from the quotes taken from baylor and dunleavvy. This was also at the same time they thought certain they were going to get bonzi or sar.
2. After they did not get those guys, and after korolev played well in the tournament as well as excellent in private workouts, they said it was not 50-50 that they would bring him over.
3. Supposedly on a radio interview after that, baylor said that it was likely they WOULD bring him over this year.
So, we dont know for sure yet, korolev doesnt even know for sure yet what is going to happen, so we shouldnt say absolutely yes or absolutely no. However, according to what the clipper brass are saying, its now more likely that he WILL come over here than not, compared to right after he was drafted.