Adam Silver I was surprised when I heard about the Luka trade it was news to me I followed it like a fan from that standpoint I have absolutely no knowledge or believe there were ulterior motives

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

PatMcAfeeShow Masai Ujiri has full authority to do whatever he wants with the direction of this Mavericks teamMavs sources believe that Jason Kidd had a level of support for the Luka Doncic trade This is a complete restart for the entire organization

Luka called out Charania I wasn't close to clearing There was some stuff in the media that went out that wasn't true If I could be out there I would be 100

Adam Silver The officiating is incredible

Adam Silver We've been addressing load management over the last several seasons Were down 30 this season in terms of single game absences by star players Its not even clear that load management works We have more injuries at the beginning and after All-Star break than late in the season

Vlade Divac on passing on Luka Same position as Fox feared the big-market star would eventually leave Sacramento