Adam Silver credits the Mavericks for not tanking They were trying to win Then Kyrie got injured and Anthony Davis got injured So they found themselves in the lottery Odds are odds and thats how it turned out

Thaddeus Young says even though the Clippers lost 5 draft picks theyre still not in a bad positionBecause they made three trades before this actually happened Which makes me believe also they knew something was coming

Ben Wallace says that if the team had drafted Carmelo Anthony Melo and his agent would have disrupted the teams chemistry actually making the team worse and ensuring they never won a championship He says they were better off drafting Darko Milicic instead

Orange Man called out the Mavs for trading Luka Doncic I must tell you I don't understand the trade That trade is not good What do I know about basketball Was it Luka Maybe we can redo that trade I redo deals all the time

Adam Silver We discussed ongoing negotiations with the Euro League We believe that NBA Europe would be strengthened by joining forces with the Euro League It doesn't have to happen but I think we would all be better off as a unified front in Europe in terms of the potential investors

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

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