Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bypassing an agent choosing to represent himself Breen You just walk in and say 'Sam Presti I would like the max please' Jefferson Honestly I think it's disrespectful if you even have to say 'I want the max'

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

Carmelo Anthony says he still doesnt understand how he suddenly became a player that no team in the league wanted to sign

Zach Lowe Joe House Chris Ryan draft their 15 favorite NBA Champs since 2000 Lowe asks why there was no love for the Kobe-Pau teams who went undrafted Ryan says You probably should have had a Californian on this podcast to balance the east coast lean of the panel Lowe responds Like Bill

Adam Silver I think that in terms of Steve's Ballmer statement I'd say putting aside the precise words he chose to use Most importantly he indicated a willingness to accept the league's decision in this case and the accompanying sanctions so that's initially what I was most focused on

Brendan Haywood On your first mega-deal please get the 190 million I don't wanna hear Jalen Duren looking like Jonathan Kuminga in a couple of years

Brendan Haywood tells Jalen Duren to sign the contract already if he doesnt want to end up like Jonathan Kuminga