David Fizdale on how Pat Riley helped him land the Memphis job I went upstairs and said Coach I need your help I want the Memphis job He said Alright Picked up his phone and called Chris Wallace right in front of me Youre interviewing my guy

Tyrese Maxey on recruiting LeBron James I hit him and was like 'Yo pull up I think we got a good chance I feel like you can help usYou're arguably the greatest of all-time so its like why wouldnt we want you on the team I probably talked to him at least 3-4 times

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

Jalen Rose trips Patrick Ewing and Big Pat starts walking him down like a 7-foot Terminator Dale Davis pulls up the whole Garden panics Vivica Fox is courtside yelling and somehow Jeff Van Gundy is in the middle of a fight he has no business surviving

Jeff Teague retells the story of how his career was saved by his NBA vet Damien Wilkins

Bill Simmons One of the things I was fascinated by was 'Why did they let this guy buy the team Why let El Cheapo Tom Dundon get in there' Apparently they only had two offers for the Portland Trail Blazers sale I just don't think they had a lot of people that wanted to buy in

Jalen Duren has a close relationship with Sacramento Kings GM Scott Perry and likes Sacramento a lot per MarcJSpears on NBA Today