Im not supposed to be in this position I got lucky put my foot in the door and took advantage of an opportunity - Austin Reaves almost cried after hitting the game-winner

Draymond says he was surprised at the Reaves contract I didn't expect the Lakers to go so high On a team where you had Austin Luka and LeBron the team didn't fare as well as one would hope I thought Lakers would stand pat and negotiate it down Austin had some struggles in the playoffs

Jose Alvarado I wasnt even supposed to be in the league now I got a ring now

Jalen Brunson A lot of great things happen you know when were down one and you miss a wide open layup -Josh Hart For me I wanted to set up an epic last possession We wouldnt have that OG tip in without that missed layup

Trae Young says he regrets not playing through injury in the 2021 ECF If what I know now I would have played through my sprained ankle My agents were telling me not to We were 2 games from the finals we had beaten the Suns twice that year You never know when that opportunity will come again

Magic Boston looked up and said Okay Im going to put Luka in the pick-and-roll every time Then Tatum had him saying Oh you want me Okay Im just going to go past you or pull up for my jump shot because he knew he could beat him off the dribble They did the same thing to Austin Reaves

SNY Karl-Anthony Towns and Jose Alvarado both say they were either emotional or about to be at the end of the game KAT I just wanted one break in life just one thing to go my way one time I'm glad it did for us God is good man