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 on Wemby He's a huge personality I've enjoyed getting to know him Players come along every once in a while having this incredible skill love the promotional side of it and want to play that role for the league His highlights were blowing up the Internet before coming into the NBA

Adam Silver on the President He was a fixture at Madison Square Gardenhe had court-side seats here all the time He was at drafts He's a genuine Knicks fan We should be using sports to create more of a sense of community not less

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

Bill Simmons on the Lamelo Ball trade I'm at A- or A for Charlotte I couldn't believe the trade for Minnesota I fucking hated it

Adam Silver Messes Up 22nd Draft Pick Announcement The Philadelphia 70 Selectors

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