Rafael and Ime have talked about wanting to get your minutes down at points this season-Kevin Durant Why I'm better on the court The team is better when I'm on the court That's what I'm supposed to be training for is to play the long haul 48 minutes a night If the game needs me to be out

Marcus Smart on playing with Kevin Durant I get to be on the other side of him taking the shots and not taking the shots over mehis ability to make shots it doesn't matter who's there And it also doesn't help that he's close to seven foot and I'm close to six foot

Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury returning to full game shape and getting his body ready for NBA speedI'm not a game-speed workout guy I don't even go that fast in the games

Fred VanVleet is excited that he will finally get to play with Kevin Durant and Reed Sheppard as he sat out last yearHe is even enjoying media day

Doug McDermott pulls off his practice jersey and spots up in the corner during the middle of play after the Spurs start the 4th quarter with only 4 players on the court

Norman Powell When I was with the Clippers Brian Shaw has this thing whoever airballs has to run down and back When Kawhi shot an airball in practice he tried to do that well wait with him and hes like Im not running down and back man Ill probably airball again

Kon Knueppel Im not super athletic so being able to play off two feet now they have to be ready for a shot fake or a pivot It kind of evens the playing field It evens out the athleticism