Despite trading the Pelicans unprotected pick Joe Dumars says he wont set playoff expectations No I've not put that expectation on anyoneit wasn't like 'okay we made this trade I expect to make the playoffs' That's shortsighted to me

Dumars is asked if he ever talked to Queen about the trade and the pressure it added for the rookie He mentioned it once early in the season and I remember telling him 'Don't ever mention that to me again' He was also asked if he would follow where the Pelicans lottery balls land Of course

Micheal Porter Jr on the Nuggets playoff loss Shouldn't have traded me man

The Pivot Patrick Ewing on whether he feels that the Knicks front office let him down during his career

Jaden McDaniels on whether he was trying to get in Denver's head during the seriesI just didn't care I said what I said I just don't care It's just how I am

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

The Pistons and Hornets didn't even exchange the customary post-game handshakes and Jalen Duren told Bickerstaff 'Lets just go