Brad Stevens on the character traits the Celtics look for when acquiring role players late in the draft and in free agency competitive character where team matters youre growth-oriented you come to work every day and your ambition doesnt necessarily exceed your self-awareness

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

Brunson talks belief in Knicks through rough patches of the season I see these guys every single day You guys only see the finished product Obviously there's ups and downs That's basketball That's sports That's life It's all about how you move on and how you move in a positive direction

Turpin Payton Pritchard Its a pride thing representing the city of Boston We play with that pride Its hard-nosed city so we want to carry that

Kendrick Perkins A Donovan Mitchell led team has never been to a conference finalsWhen you're trying to make a deep run in the postseason the only thing that matters is that locker room You've gotta have that dawg mentality and you've gotta want it

Bill Simmons Giannis wants to go to Boston and Im not sure Boston wants Giannis I think thats the push and pull right now I think he wants to stay in the East I think a certain guy on the Celtics has the same shooting coach as him I think theres a lot of respect for the organization

Anthony Edwards on Jaden McDaniels He's my favorite player in the NBA What he does on the nightly basis for us is incredible His maturity has grown so much over the last year and a half The way he sees the game reads the game how he takes his time to get to his spots