Highkin When it comes to what happened in the draft from everything Ive heard Dame amp his people were not thrilled that Portland used the pick They had kind of been telegraphing that if Portland decided to use the pick then a conversation is going to have to take place

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

Amin On cheap owners the former Suns owner wanted to cut the roster to only the 7-8 guys Dantoni played asked why coaches couldn't fill in for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server Thinks it was a factor in why Aldridge chose the Spurs in FA

Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul Blazers owner Tom Dundon defends hotel room decision I would do it again If thats too hard for people then Im not right for them I want that culture

Brendan Haywood I tell you another thing in Miami that was a microaggression that Pat Riley did LeBron wanted Rich Paul Maverick Randy and Lynn Merritt He wanted their season tickets to be right beside the Heat bench They were right beside the bench but it was the other team's bench

Spears The Golden State Warriors would prefer to not trade away their No 11 overall draft selection

Thunder GM Sam Presti making some calls while watching the NBA Combine scrimmages