Smith The Jimmy Butler situation is holding up the trade market Assistant GM We have a deal basically done but the other team could be in a four- or five-team trade involving Butler So they need to hold for now That's going to be such a big trade that we all just have to wait it out

Adam Silver Its not what the fans want although my caveat is and teams are in a difficult place because many of you have written the worst place to be is a middle of the road team and either be great or be bad because that will help you with the draft

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka on the trade deadline I would say we were aggressive And one form of being aggressive is saying no thats like being aggressive even though you end up doing nothing because its hard to say no sometimes to getting a good player

Smith A handful of NBA teams are pushing for changes to the expansion draft rules that would allow them to protect more than 8 players on their roster While other teams are advocating for rule changes that would make it possible for a team to lose up to two players in a draft instead of just one

Rob Pelinka We're still going through that process of what additions we'll make to our front office There will be some positive changes and we'll build things out led by me and Jeanie and with Mark's support

SiriusXM NBA Radio Donovan Mitchells thoughts on the rumors that LeBron could finish his career in Cleveland As a Bron fan to be able to be a teammate would obviously be special But thats something not in my control I control what we got here Theres always going to be reports Its natural

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point