Tyrese Haliburton I don't think it's as much head coach teaching as much as it is like player development even before you get to the NBA it's just something you like kind of work on by natureeven in pickup they're working on how they can draw fouls I think that's a part of the game

As a first-time NBA coach I am going to lean on him in a lot of areas - Dusty May on Kyrie Irving

NBC's Zora Stephenson I've been in all the Thunder huddles I haven't seen Coach pull SGA aside or anything You remember he told us you would be amazed at how little he coaches Shai Even on a night like tonight Coach said 'I try to be there when he needs me but not more than that

Sam Presti I'm more or less made a career from listening to people much smarter than meHe lists people he learned from Steve Kerr Stephon Jackson Malik Rose Manu Ginobili Kendrick Perkins Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jeff Teague Shoutout to JJ Redick People are taking his blueprint on how to stop SGA and applying it He changed the whole way of guarding OKC This might hurt OKC going forward and their whole trajectory of being a dynasty That way of guarding him may have messed up everything

Josh Hart admits it was tough developing his jumpshot under Tom Thibodeau due to playing 40 minutes fatigue practicing

Victor Wembanyama There's definitely similarities between basketball and chess as in any strategy game At some point especially when a series drags on everybody knows the other team like almost by heart I would say the coaches hold a lot of this load of the chess match