“Dwyane has had a chance to be part of so many different [ownership] groups if he wanted that,” Smith told ESPN. “We’ve basically been in discussion from the time we closed on the team on how we can get this done. Like I run my tech business, you want the brightest people around. “There is a broad picture here. It’s much more than just basketball. This league is the biggest platform that there is, and we ran toward that. This isn’t a league where we came in saying, ‘Hey, this has gone somewhere we’re not comfortable with.’ This is actually what we signed up for. We’re the newest ownership group. We’re the youngest. Dwyane’s a perfect fit. “It wasn’t like we wanted more partners; that wasn’t what we were trying to do. I want to work with Dwyane on and off the court, on the business side, and so do our partners — because of who he is as a human being and what he’s accomplished. Those are the kinds of people you want around.”
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July 6, 2022 | 7:03 pm EDT Update
Rudy Gobert on what went wrong with Jazz: Their will to win was different, their culture... I feel something changed
Christopher Hine: Rudy Gobert on what he noticed different with the Timberwolves last season, and why he felt this could be a good fit for him: “Their will to win was different, their culture and the way they were approaching the games, I felt like something had changed.”
Lauren Rosen: Officially official: P.J. Tucker has signed with the @Philadelphia 76ers. From Tucker: “This team is good enough to compete head-to-head with anybody in the league, and I’m going to come in here and do whatever I can to help get us to that next level.”
Keith Smith: The Detroit Pistons have officially re-signed Marvin Bagley III. Detroit is continuing the sequencing process on their offseason moves. Still a lot more moves to come from the Pistons.
Lauren Rosen: Also official: Danuel House has signed with the @Philadelphia 76ers. Daryl Morey (@Daryl Morey) on House: “Danuel is a very talented two-way player who immediately bolsters our wing depth and strengthens our roster… I’m excited for Danuel’s future in Philadelphia.”
Nicolas Batum: Let’s run it back! #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/CrOCH7lEs8
