Windhorst Pelinka sat up there in front of everybody and said we are going to focus on development of young players We're going to focus on our draft picks We're not going to trade our draft picksLakers and LeBron are not really showing the same priorities right now

Windhorst When he LeBron first came back Dan with that sciatica thing he looked terrible I had a meeting with my ESPN bosses and I go We may need our content planning for him retiring because he looks for the first time like an old man who cant compete

ESPN Brian Windhorst The Lakers are really doing a great job The Rockets offensively are just an absolute disaster Nine turnovers for Kevin Durant some of it are his mistakes They can't score anything on offense

JJ Redick on Bronny Were gonna have all hands on deck He's improved a lot we trust him The shooting I believe in because of how well he shot it in the G league There was a stretch where he didnt shoot it well Hes improved defensively in terms of his body positioning both on and off ball

Brian Windhorst on LeBron future I have specifically spoken to people on both sides of the negotiation what do you think his value is in the 2026-27 NBA season' Warriors or you know the Cavs or Team X would take him for the Mid Level Exception or the minimum

Nick Wright says LaMelo Ball needs to carry himself on and off the court like his fellow draftmates Anthony Edwards and Deni Avdija

Vlade Divac on passing on Luka Same position as Fox feared the big-market star would eventually leave Sacramento