Lewenberg A number of external candidates that came in really really pushed back on some of the moves that Masai and company made over the last few yearsOne of them went as far as calling the Brandon Ingram trade a desparate Hail Mary

Masai Ujiri Youve got Wembanyama Luka Shai Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic all for the next 7-15 years Okay now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys You gotta come with something in your pocket okay and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg

Masai Ujiri on fans' feelings moving on from the Luka trade and building around Cooper Flagg In Africa we say when kings go kings come And a king went and we have a little prince here that we're gonna turn into a king

Charania Minnesota Lakers Celtics Heat Knicks those are the teams that had interest in Giannis at the deadline You think about teams like Miami and Minnesota those were more back and forth engagement conversations Then you had teams like CLE LAL BOS NYK that just checked in

Pursianien Knicks beat writer An argument for the Knicks having one of the best front offices in the league and how Leon Rose turned a 21 win roster into a title contender without ever tanking for a top 5 pick or signing a known superstar talent in free agency

PatMcAfeeShow Masai Ujiri has full authority to do whatever he wants with the direction of this Mavericks teamMavs sources believe that Jason Kidd had a level of support for the Luka Doncic trade This is a complete restart for the entire organization

Amin On cheap owners the former Suns owner wanted to cut the roster to only the 7-8 guys Dantoni played asked why coaches couldn't fill in for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server Thinks it was a factor in why Aldridge chose the Spurs in FA