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

A compilation of many players with similar comments about Memphis as LeBron

Max Kellerman on Luka His statue's gonna be him complaining to the refs Every trip down the floor Youre not going to get every call Says he wanted Jaylen Brown instead

Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

Mannix The Lakers believe they can succeed with a backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves if they can get the right type of players in the front court They are looking to build a Dallas 20 type roster similar to what Luka had when he went to the NBA Finals

Bill Simmons Pod Max Kellerman compares himself to Sir Isaac Newton when saying Jaylen Brown is better than Luka Doni he's a better player

The Mismatch Podcast Chris Vernon The people in Memphis are as real and authentic as it gets and so it is totally unsurprising to me that an absolute Phony like LeBron James feels out of place there