Nico Harrison when asked if he felt Luka no longer fit the team's culture I'm not gonna talk bad about any playerI just say there's levels to it There are people that fit the culture and people that come in and add to the culture and those are two distinct things

Nico Harrison on the backlash to trading Luka Doncic I did know Luka was important to the fan base I didn't quite know it to what level

Sports Illustrated Interviewer to Jalen Brunson I saw something online they were saying Dallas Nico they fumbled the two of you Luka Jalen JB Well they made decisions And I'll leave it at that They made their decisions

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people this weekend more often than not there was an acknowledgment that we might have taken a slight step back this season but this is about the longer-term vision here with building this core from the ground up around Luka and Austin

Interviewer Jaxson Hayes got Slovenian citizenship what is your view about that You probably care about those thingsLukaYes I basically had nothing to do with that so I'm only playing for national team But yes boy is really okay Good player so it's amazing

Wolves GM Tim Connelly on Ant's feedback in potential roster moves There's been countless things we could have done When you go to your leaders like Ant and you say 'It takes get this to get that' the conviction he has in our guys is evident when he says 'No we're not trading this guy'

ESPN Ramona Shelburne Details Luka Donis Influence on the Lakers Roster Construction