Bill Oram: I've been told that when they were talking to Drummond, he made it clear he didn't just want to have the Dwight Howard role. He wants to still get his post-up touches (until Bron/AD back)

Shaquille O'Neal said he kept criticizing Dwight Howard because he wanted to make him angry and push him to play better

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

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

Draymond on Kuminga deal He's been promised the starting 4 spot now Here's where those things get dicey 65 million salary in the NBA is a bench role salary Your salary determines how a team treats you My only worry for JK is that if it's not working you're the first plug that gets pulled

Windhorst In the last few days I dont think Philly really loved their position in the running Their big pitch was trading for Jaylen Brown but LeBron kept making it a point to reach out to the 76ers players and give them hope that they were still involved

In 2007 Kobe told Stephen A Smith the Lakers weren't adding players such as Baron Davis or Carlos Boozer said he would've joined the Bulls or Clippers had he known and added that he'd even play on Pluto if it meant leaving the Lakers