Wizards GM Will Dawkins We're going to acknowledge the growth We'll celebrate every small win We're still in the early days of fighting for sustained success where when we enter into the playoffs it's us there for a while not in and out While we understand we're not close we are closer

Donovan Mitchell on finally making Eastern Conference Finals Honestly I dont think anything changed As a leader I definitely grown I think Its about circumstance Sometimes its not your time The biggest thing is to keep trusting the process At some point youre going to push through

Victor Wembanyama We had never been in this kind of situation before It was our first deficit in the playoff series and we just responded It was nothing amazing it wasn't magic we just did what we needed to do And the series is far from over We got 6 more wins before we can rest

Mitch Johnson We werent ready to win an NBA championship The better team won We did a lot of good things and we didnt finish the job That's what it is

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively

AJ Dybantsa after the Wizards get the 1st pick

Josh Hart is asked if the Knicks winning 10 straight playoff games feels surrealNah We don't think about it that way We're 1-0 today Monday we're 0-0 We're far from our goal