Amick I had 1 person kind of sarcastically say to me Man Steves going to win here they were basically saying Youre going to void Kawhis contract get all kinds of salary cap room The guy has barely played the last couple of years Any fine you give Steve Ballmer is irrelevant

Stephen A Smith You and I were both talking to commissioner Adam Silver before the game and he's highlighting like Look we know how this goes But damn it that happens every NBA Finals

Jay Williams I've talked to a couple of different players that could be Supermax this year or next year they're starting to feel a little pressure from team owners by saying 'Yo Jalen Brunson left 113 million dollars on the table What are you going to do'

ESPN MacMahon My understanding is if there's going to be an extension between Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers there's going to have to be legitimate negotiations He's going to have to take a pay cut I believe to extend with the Clippers

Amick There are signs that he's Giannis looking at what that roster in Miami might look like after a trade and hypothetically comparing it to what a roster might look like in Boston after a trade with a deeper roster and more help around you

Fischer Last Tuesday I said that there were many people around the league who thought that LeBron should take a veteran minimum salary It does not sound like that is actually in the cards at all I wanna be very very clear about that after some text messages and phone calls I received

Donovan Mitchell on rumors that Atkinson is on the hot seat Its funny weve done something we havent done since 2018 People probably criticize me just as much and James But I love Kenny We love Kenny We ride with Kenny We couldve got swept in the finals and someone would say something