Amick We're in phase 2 of the KD discussions Phase 1 was the Suns being nice and saying yes we'll talk to the 3 teams on your list and see if we can get something done Phase 2 is we're not feeling this we need you to meet us in the middle a little bit

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka on the trade deadline I would say we were aggressive And one form of being aggressive is saying no thats like being aggressive even though you end up doing nothing because its hard to say no sometimes to getting a good player

Adam Silver Its not what the fans want although my caveat is and teams are in a difficult place because many of you have written the worst place to be is a middle of the road team and either be great or be bad because that will help you with the draft

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point

Rob Pelinka We're still going through that process of what additions we'll make to our front office There will be some positive changes and we'll build things out led by me and Jeanie and with Mark's support

Watch I asked Kevin Durant about the back and forth with Tyler Herro tonightI think we both just needed a jolt of energy to start the gameYou seen it We laughed and joked right after that I got respect for Tyler he has respect for meThose words are just words

We just communicated that it's going to be me and you Jaylen Brown talks about a meeting he had with Jayson Tatum ahead of his return to action