Windhorst This is what people in the league say about the Suns They are excellent at talent acquisition they are not good at team building

Anthony Davis on joining the Wizards When you get into the organization and see how great it is the owner and DC are amazing We are a very bad basketball team for sure On the flip side I think it's very tough to go from a bad team to a contender It takes a couple of years

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

Pursianien Knicks beat writer An argument for the Knicks having one of the best front offices in the league and how Leon Rose turned a 21 win roster into a title contender without ever tanking for a top 5 pick or signing a known superstar talent in free agency

Windhorst Hes only worth 30M instead of 50M youre not getting that from LeBron James LeBron James doesnt believe in that and I dont expect him to accept that If youre the Lakers and if you force LeBron to leave hell go somewhere else and play for less money

Devin Booker on the Thunder They're a well oiled machine They're the champs for a reason They will know what they want to get every time down court and they definitely know what they're on the defensive end We have some growing to do and learning to do in those departments

Bontemps Let's call a spade a spade The Pacers made that trade because they're cheap Ivica Zubac is a good player but they made that trade amp gave up a premium to get him because he's on a very good contract so they could probably stay under the luxury tax which they haven't paid in 20 years