Jokic asked if he can relax and breathe easy when Jonas Valanciunas takes the court I never relax and breathe easy my friend Thomas Shelby said there is no rest for me in this world

Mike Conley cracks a small joke about Joe Mazzulla being crazy Mazulla makes eye contact with him and Conley's self-preservation instincts kick in as he adjusts his statement and clarifies that Joe Mazzulla is definitely totally not crazy repeating it several times for clarity

Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury returning to full game shape and getting his body ready for NBA speedI'm not a game-speed workout guy I don't even go that fast in the games

Michael Porter Jr says that Nikola Jokic ignored him when he asked for dating advice with a Slavic woman I just asked him Yo how should I approach this What do they like How are Slavic women He didnt respond

Norman Powell tells a story about the time Kawhi told Nick Nurse he aint gonna move the ball for the hell of it

Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown For me I love that guy You cant talk about him without talking about me and vice versa Unfortunately the business of basketball is always going to play a part Nobody has ever played together forever

Fred VanVleet is excited that he will finally get to play with Kevin Durant and Reed Sheppard as he sat out last yearHe is even enjoying media day