KAT on what's going through his mind watching Mikal ice the game on defense again That's what he does It's only right that for all the talk people have done about Mikal it's when the lights are the brightest that he gets to show his worth

Rafael and Ime have talked about wanting to get your minutes down at points this season-Kevin Durant Why I'm better on the court The team is better when I'm on the court That's what I'm supposed to be training for is to play the long haul 48 minutes a night If the game needs me to be out

Jokic talks about which defenders give him the most trouble

Jonathan Kuminga says he likes the winning culture and the winning mentality the drive to win in Minnesota

Marcus Smart on playing with Kevin Durant I get to be on the other side of him taking the shots and not taking the shots over mehis ability to make shots it doesn't matter who's there And it also doesn't help that he's close to seven foot and I'm close to six foot

Laker Legend Byron Scott says Lakers are pretenders Defense wins championships still in this league At the end of the day you got to get stops right Kessler at the center position he better average about 8 blocks a game because they're going to be getting a lot of blow-bys

Kevin OConnor Aaron Turner on Jonathan Kuminga becoming the Atlanta Hawks best player He was their best player from the moment he showed up in terms of winning impact