Austin Ainge in June 2025 on manipulating draft lottery odds You won't see that this year

Presti on lottery reform Good short term solve but hopes NBA will eventually move away from a luck based solution Hopefully we can get to a point where we have a system that isn't tied to record entirely Said he prefers a complex predictable system to a simple unpredictable one

Haberstroh If the Kings win the lottery I think AJ Dybantsa will pull an Eli Manningin the NIL era these athletes are used to having agency they're used to making decisions for themselves In years past this was not the caseI think the dynamics are shifting

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

Mallory Edens reacts to Bucks getting the 10th pick in the lottery

Givony This draft isn't as deep or historic as some have made it out to be And NIL could do a real number on the back half of the first round with the NCAA withdrawal deadline coming up May 27

Amick There are signs that he's Giannis looking at what that roster in Miami might look like after a trade and hypothetically comparing it to what a roster might look like in Boston after a trade with a deeper roster and more help around you