Wojnarowski On the protection of picks in a Rockets-Wolves trade: "You can only give a pick every other year, you can't give up picks in consecutive years. The protections would be pretty limited in any deal they would do if there's 4 of them."

Thaddeus Young says even though the Clippers lost 5 draft picks theyre still not in a bad positionBecause they made three trades before this actually happened Which makes me believe also they knew something was coming

Rich Paul says he had to save Peyton Watson from himself When you're dealing with those soft tissue hamstring injuries you have to be very careful in your return Guys wanna play You have to protect them from themselves in that moment because you're up for a contract and it's the playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves smothering defense that held the Denver Nuggets to 35 points at half and a 26 point deficit without Rudy Gobert May 6 2024

Jokic talks about which defenders give him the most trouble

Bill Simmons reading mailbag question Why couldn't East contender trade for Bronny for the sole purpose of guarding LeBron during key moments in a playoff series No way he is looking to embarrass his son right 2 clips together

Krawczynski The Wolves did have real discussions with the Celtics about Jaylen Brown Celtics wanted Rudy and Naz and it was going to be just too high of a price to pay I do think the Wolves are happier with the LaMelo fit