Frank Vogel: "Everyone needs to stop looking at the Nets as the 15th team in the East or whatever they were the last couple years. They're a much improved team and they're hard to guard."

James Harden after the Cavs were swept by the Knicks Genuinely I do feel like we are the better team

LeBron asked if this Thunder team compares to the 90s Bulls and 17-18 Warriors - They're pretty damn good from top to bottom They don't let their foot off the gas

James Harden on if the Knicks are better than the CavsIt was 4-0 but I don't think we had a chance as far as our best shot Genuinely I do feel like we are the better team Series-wise we didn't show it

Sam Vecenie I was talking to a 1 in a front office and the thing they brought up to me about why they're okay with the lottery change was It's not that difficult to go from really bad to average it's really difficult to go from good to great In theory this makes that easier

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

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