Derik Queen on being motivated by the criticism of the Pelicans' trade-up for him Definitely I don't think anyone in that class is ever going to be better than me Most of those guys I beat on in High School Just beat on them next year when they come in and make Joe look like a genius

Alperen Sengun with a monster poster against the Pelicans Finishes the night with 20 points 5 rebounds and 6 assists with 718 true shooting

Monty Williams accepts the first #SagerStrong Award (Full speech)

538 now projects the Lakers to finish with the 5th worst record implying a 105 chance at sending the 1 pick and Victor Wembanyama to the Pelicans