Thibodeau: The thing Im most proud about in Chicago, we had the best record in the league 2 years in a row. We had Derrick Rose, the youngest MVP in the league. If Derrick didnt get hurt I thought theyd be champions.

Mitch Johnson We werent ready to win an NBA championship The better team won We did a lot of good things and we didnt finish the job That's what it is

Windhorst Even though Jaylen Brown was talking about himself for MVP the Celtics did not feel like Jaylen had the best season on their team They felt that Derrick White had a better season

James Dolan full interview after the Knicks won a championship

During the Knicks' title run Mike Brown showed the team footage of their 2025 ECF loss to the Pacers to remind the players what they felt like losing that way Brown credits the messaging to Dillon Jones and OKC who did something similar after losing in the 2nd round as the 1 seed in 2024

De'Aaron Fox congraulates Mike Brown after Knicks win championship

SNY Mitchell Robinson says winning the NBA Finals is a dream come true I've been here when we have won 17 games when we won 60 games and to finally be able to get it done in 2026 with the journey that I've been on and the team it's amazing