Joe Mazzulla What changed in this series was Joel Embiid came back and they're a completely different team

Jaylen Brown about the Sixers getting swept by New York They was not the same team when they played the Knicks

Jaylen Brown speaking on his now teammate Joel Embiid after Celtics Game 7 loss

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

Jaylen Brown talking about his new teammate Joel Embiid two months ago Flopping has ruined our league Joel Embiid is one of the greatest players that has played basketball but he flops He knows it too

Jaylen Brown hopped on his podcast soon as the season was over and REPEATEDLY called Joel Embiid a shameless FLOPPER now they are teammates

Bill Simmons Pod Bill This was an incredibly disappointing Wemby series For the future of the league face of the league this was a catastrophe for all those storylines Zach Storywise this is the better outcome for the league