Bobby Portis on what Giannis is looking for in a coach A Budenholzer type Something about culture holding guys accountable creating an identity This year we didn't have a set style of fight

Giannis mentioned that Jabari Parker was such an incredibly talented player that his goal was to at least outwork him making it a point to always practice more than Jabari He said Jabari was the biggest motivator of his career

Giannis on Spo I just wanna be coached hard I'd rather you tell me the ugly truth than a beautiful lie

Giannis tells Erik Spoelstra hell leave his mark on Miami Giannis Man every single player huh Hopefully coach Not hopefully it will happen I leave my mark here Spo you will

Giannis on foul baiting I think when you work all summer to manipulate the game you get rewarded People that play straight forward like me when I go down the lane and get hacked they tell me youre too strong You have to show me thats a foul People that foul bait get calls all the time

Giannis on the Bucks I have so much respect for them I hope they have respect for me and for the things that I've done within that city

Bleacher Report Jake Fischer Were being told there is some type of split faction in MIL right now among the major stakeholders for the Bucks the Celtics to our understanding are not willing to offer the same level of multiple years of draft capital that the Miami Heat are