Perkins It doesnt mean your best player is your leader When I was with the Thunder it wasnt KD it wasnt Russ it wasnt James I was the one leading

Kendrick Perkins A Donovan Mitchell led team has never been to a conference finalsWhen you're trying to make a deep run in the postseason the only thing that matters is that locker room You've gotta have that dawg mentality and you've gotta want it

Q Does a team need like a clear cut leader Jamal Murray Don't we have leaders We have leaders I just didn't show up tonight The leader's gotta show up

Kenny Atkinson on Donovan Mitchell He was better than Donovan Mitchell is that possible He kept this thing together this year when things weren't going great -- the beacon the light the leadership

Devin Booker on what makes OKC a championship team You can't say anything without bringing up Shai He's the MVP of the league and he's playing the best basketball in the league for the past two years

Perkins Whether it's being out of shape or him dealing with some type of injurywhen it comes to being reliable Luka is starting to get in that territory of Joel Embiid When you need him the most and it comes postseason time he's not available and if he is available he is never close to 70

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got the entire Thunder team Audemars Piguet watches to thank his teammates for helping him win MVP