Nash on player development It's pay to play in the States Capitalism is wonderful not great for player development In Europe to play is free You go to your local club it's subsidized by that community everyone is there long term to develop Here it's been totally commercialized

Brad Stevens on the character traits the Celtics look for when acquiring role players late in the draft and in free agency competitive character where team matters youre growth-oriented you come to work every day and your ambition doesnt necessarily exceed your self-awareness

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Charlie Villanueva on Jokic saying he never wants to leave the Nuggets Most European superstars don't want to leave their team These international cats dont have the same mentality as a US born player where if sht dont go right we want to leave you know they want to fix the problems

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia calls out other owners for tanking Tanking is a loser mentality Its an embarrassment Its horrible and its bad for the NBA

Former Suns front office Amin Elhassan on Ayton You wish you were Capella and the Lakers wish you were too The tiger doesn't change his stripes he just changes jungles Guys are who they are particularly if they've always been rewarded for who they are