CJ McCollum on The Second Apron You should be able to pay and keep and retain the players that you've drafted And when you have those windows to where you really have a chance to compete and win a championship you shouldn't have such severe restrictions

John Hollinger Nate Duncan Breaking down how the Clippers clearly circumvented the NBA salary cap with Bradley Beal similar to the Gary Trent situation and lost Ben Mathurin as a result

Silver on 2nd apronThe point was to design a system - I'm not embarrassed to say more NFL like where every team was put in a position where regardless of market size they could compete for championships 8 different champions over the last eight years That isn't necessarily a sign of success

Lakers Legend Byron Scott Luka in particular of making 2nd 3rd efforts It's OK to be a guy that's not a very good defensive player 1 on 1 but you got to be a better team defensive player If you look at the roster they can score but me and you both know that don't win Championships

CP3 on the Clippers waiving him mid season One of the most disrespectful things that Ive endured Just because of the investment we made in the team for as long as we have and to see the way stuff was handled What it lets you know is that no matter what you do or what youve done nobody cares

Zach Lowe Adam should we understand that the Clippers punishment is final or is it still open to some sort of renegotiation in the vein of the Timberwolves with Joe Smith Adam Silver The discipline is final

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process