Goldsberry The Luka Doni deal originally included multiple first-round picks Dalton Knecht and more but was chiseled down after Rob Pelinka was able to convince Nico Harrison that taking on Luka Doni was a big risk due to his weight and injury history

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

Luka Doncic struggles to see the game as he gets repeatedly blocked by Bronny James

Josh Kroenke Everything is on the table outside of trading Nikola

Amin On cheap owners the former Suns owner wanted to cut the roster to only the 7-8 guys Dantoni played asked why coaches couldn't fill in for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server Thinks it was a factor in why Aldridge chose the Spurs in FA

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

The future 10 years from now they probably bury me and J by then or we bury ourselves Nico Harrison on long term future after the Luka trade