Lakers GM Rob Pelinka on the trade deadline I would say we were aggressive And one form of being aggressive is saying no thats like being aggressive even though you end up doing nothing because its hard to say no sometimes to getting a good player

Brad Stevens on trading Jaylen Brown for Paul George Its something that you have to just say do you think where we currently are will get us to where we ultimately want to go If not does it make sense to explore other pathways even if that could be very tough in the near term

Le Batard Show Pablo Torre on Ballmers desperation Hes opening the Intuit He needs a franchise player Hes a basketball fan Hes competing with the Lakers in their very same city Kawhi had just won a title microwaved the championship with Raptors So the desire here cannot be overstated

Orange Man called out the Mavs for trading Luka Doncic I must tell you I don't understand the trade That trade is not good What do I know about basketball Was it Luka Maybe we can redo that trade I redo deals all the time

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey Jaylens a huge piece to them so they Celtics were asking for a lot and I think we did give up a lot in this deal Paul George is still a really good player We gave up some valuable picks

POTUS On the Luka Doncic trade I must tell you I don't understand the trade That trade is not good What do I know about basketball Was it Luka Maybe we can redo that trade I redo deals all the time

Lowe No question that they Lakers overpaid for him Kessler and are now trapped with this team and have to figure out either this is the team or is there a way to pivot by trading Austin Reaves Goldsberry He has to deodorize a stank at the POA with Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic