Rookie Carmelo If you consider yourself a great player then you should have one of them rings It's some people out there that had tremendous careers but when it all comes down to it when people look back in the books and you don't have a world championship by your name it don't mean nothing

Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander flopping Thunder fans cant accept winning a championship gets you the championship and the bragging rights and the belt But it does not get you necessarily love and it times it doesnt get you much respect think you deserve

Dirk Nowitski What do you think will be going through your mind in 10-15 years when you look back on the 2 time MVP trophiesShai Gilgeous-Alexander Probably something like Damn I used to be niceSteve Nash Yup thats how it feels

Anthony Davis on his goals before retiring I havent got MVP I havent got DPOY I want the parade for a championship so I want to be able to do that again its still things I want to try to get I want to get 20000 points I want to play 20 years

Counted Me Out Al-Farouq Aminu I was delusional about how good I wasI ended up making a decision to myself Do I want to be the best basketball player in the world or do I want to have some money If you want to continue to just say you can get buckets you can go get them in China

Rudy Gobert believes he was snubbed in DPOY voting Not the first time I get disrespected probably not the last I'm gonna keep being myself If they wanna disrespect greatness take it for granted whatever sooner or later they'll realize the impact

Zach Lowe No one who has watched the Nuggets for the years they haven't won the title can make a case that it's Jokic's fault like at all But if he gets a second one the names he's next to are like the holy pantheon of NBA players Bill Simmons He has to be with Bird and Magic at that point