Tim Bontemps calls out the union for allowing the NBA to create basically a hard cap and talks about how the new rules are going to prevent trades from happening

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

Jaylen Brown 25 weeks ago talking about conversations with refs throughout his vice president role with the NBPA

- Inside the NBA discusses the end of game situation between Jokic and McDaniels regarding the unwritten rule

Bontemps Let's call a spade a spade The Pacers made that trade because they're cheap Ivica Zubac is a good player but they made that trade amp gave up a premium to get him because he's on a very good contract so they could probably stay under the luxury tax which they haven't paid in 20 years

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Chet Holmgren chats with the NBA Showtime crew