Reporter: "Aside from Jimmy, what were the conversations like with Pat Riley and Spo just to give you that level of comfort this is the place you want to be" Kyle Lowry: "There wasn't much of that because it was a sign-and-trade, so there really wasn't mu

Paul George on why negotiations with the Clippers fell through I never wanted to leave LA The first initial deal was I thought kind of disrespectful 2 years 60 million Im like Just give me what Kawhi got

Torre There was a piece of paper the Raptors had put in front of them by the league office And the piece of paper that they had to sign for this trade was going to effectively indemnify both the league and the Clippers from any legal recourse or renegotiation in the event of a punishment

Interviewer Last year you told Steph he could have any contract he wants Myers Yeah that was different Hes been here from the way before days Hes earned it Interviewer And there ended the Warriors cohesion right there

Le Batard Show Pablo Torre on Ballmers desperation Hes opening the Intuit He needs a franchise player Hes a basketball fan Hes competing with the Lakers in their very same city Kawhi had just won a title microwaved the championship with Raptors So the desire here cannot be overstated

Klay Thompson explains that the reasons he gave up a lot of money and joined the Miami Heat have to do with the opportunity to play high-level basketball and make a deep postseason run

Pablo Torre There was a crucial aspect of the Clippers scoreboard partnership that proved difficult when it came to execution Kawhi himself apparently didnt want to do anything for these unannounced multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals he was getting allegedly to circumvent the salary cap