Chris FinchIt's a joke that he wasn't a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year I thought it was incredibly disrespectful It's just laughable and small minded and petty all the crap that people decide to give Rudy

Jones Athletic's Jazz reporter on Kessler He's one of the 4 or 5 best rim protectors in the league He affects winning I think he can be another Rudy Gobert He's good enough defensively that he can be a walking top-10 defense He's a guy who can one day win a Defensive Player of the Year award

Chris Finch on Donte DiVincenzo's injuryYou know it's too early to say all the early signs are great though

7 PM in Brooklyn Carmelo believes Jaylen Brown made 1st-team All Defense says he couldve won DPOY if not for Wemby

Jaylen Brown reacts to making all-NBA Second Team Im grateful God is the greatest I'm not the most likedSometimes I use my platform a little controversially Im surprised I win awards at all sometimes

Bill Simmons on Towns MVP case The best player should always win Finals MVP Curry should have won it either way all they were doing was worrying about him for 6 games the dumbest was when Parker won in '07

Jay Williams says he cant root for the Thunder because of the foul baiting As a fan of the game I just want to see the game respected There are times where I watch OKC play I dont feel like they respect the process of the game