Anthony Davis on joining the Wizards When you get into the organization and see how great it is the owner and DC are amazing We are a very bad basketball team for sure On the flip side I think it's very tough to go from a bad team to a contender It takes a couple of years

AJ Dybantsa after the Wizards get the 1st pick

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

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

Haynes There is a good chance that Anthony Davis is traded once again before the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively