Cato The CEO of the Mavs compared the Luka Trade to when the Golden State Warriors traded Monte Ellis The Golden State Warriors once traded Monte Ellis for Andrew Bogut Monte Ellis was beloved but eventually it got better because they had a guard named Steph Curry

Vlade Divac on why he didn't draft Luka I already had Fox who I had a good relationship with so I would have to trade him The small market was a perfect fit for Fox Luka is a big market player if I get him I may lose him down the road

Yaxel Lendeborg on playing with Stephen Curry Its a full-circle moment for me In 2016 Im a big Kyrie guy so I used to hate Steph Curry

Pablo Torre on the Kawhi trade How convenient is this for the NBA trying to shrink the PR problem of this scandal because the Raptors now employ the superstar they mightve been calling for punishment for And its interesting the NBA board chairman is Larry Tanenbaum the owner of the Raptors

2 years ago Luka hits the game winning three over Gobert to give the Mavs a 2-0 lead in the WCF

Slater Mike Dunleavy on his pre-pick interaction with Joe Lacob We got into it about the best golf course in San Francisco Later said there was some discussion about possible trades before they took Yaxel Lendeborg

Mike Dunleavy says he was trying to use the full clock to hear all trade offers Joe Lacob was like 'Come on let's go ahead and pick the guy' And I said 'Joe we have time They give you five minutes' He was just getting a little anxious about us taking Yaxel I was willing to be patient