Windhorst on why Cleveland is doing the Harden deal The key here is that the Cavs are moving away from believing in the Core 4 and I think the genesis of this is because they're worried that Donovan is not going to re-sign this summer

Windhorst Hes only worth 30M instead of 50M youre not getting that from LeBron James LeBron James doesnt believe in that and I dont expect him to accept that If youre the Lakers and if you force LeBron to leave hell go somewhere else and play for less money

Draymond Green on the Cleveland Cavaliers When Dennis Schrder left the game things got a little bleak Because you got guys in there that dont really want that challenge they dont want to fight through the screen and say thats my matchup I want to stop this guy They dont do it

Dray rips Cavs defensive effort Guys don't want the challenge to fight through screens and switch every fucking time Ain't Harden's job to guard Brunson but for some of the guys switching off it is their job Nobody's doing that to Steph because we weren't gonna allow it

Josh Hart on what he thought when James Dolan said the Knicks must get to the NBA Finals this seasonWe better do it or we're going to get traded

Donovan Mitchell on Cleveland Cavaliers ownership Its a big reason why I re-signed Look at the 25 buses that was sent to Detroit thats a small thing that we done to show theyre about winning This is something Ive never seen before Its not like this everywhere

Donovan Mitchell told Marc Spears of ESPN to stop the trade speculation and that he wants to return to Cleveland and work on his next deal Mitchell becomes eligible for a 4YR272M contract extension on July 7 or if he waits until 2027 a 5YR350M contract with a no-trade clause