Daryl Morey On recruiting Paul George and bringing Dr J to the meeting We had listened to every episode of the 'Podcast P' podcast and literally had been taking notes on them for months

Bill Simmons I've kind of talked myself into the Paul George trade August 23rd took over 50 days it happened this week Paul George Hugo Ron Harper Baylor Scheiermanwe can replace Jaylen with bulk

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey Jaylens a huge piece to them so they Celtics were asking for a lot and I think we did give up a lot in this deal Paul George is still a really good player We gave up some valuable picks

Paul George on Russell Westbrook He took the time to build a personal connection with every single guy on the roster - from talking rugby with Steven Adams to bonding over anime with Jerami Grant

Tyrese Maxey on recruiting LeBron James I hit him and was like 'Yo pull up I think we got a good chance I feel like you can help usYou're arguably the greatest of all-time so its like why wouldnt we want you on the team I probably talked to him at least 3-4 times

Charania There is no LeBron James in Philadelphia without Jaylen Brown Jaylen wanted Lebron there He did his part to recruit him there One person around Jaylen told me today he's gonna approach this season with no ego

Rich Paul circles Philadelphia on the famous whiteboard as LeBron announces his decision