Bad Quote by Larry Brown

A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.

— Malcolm Brogdon

We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and…

— Anonymous

Some kids have lifelong dreams of wanting to play in the NBA.

— Mohamed Bamba

I think some players are looking at it from a development standpoint that, 'If I go into the G League, I'm playing NBA rules,…

— Billy Donovan

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater…

— Phil Jackson

We come from an environment that has been created in our industry that's a 'yes' environment. Due to that environment, it has set back…

— Rich Paul

If the NBA is worried about the NBA, if the NCAA is worried about the NCAA, if each individual institution is just worried about…

— John Calipari

When you're a kid, you're the leader of an eighth-grade basketball team or a JV basketball team, right? That's no different than trying to…

— Jordan Poole

I tell young players that come to the NBA time, especially rookies: 'Look at your position and study every guy that you could potentially…

— Billy Donovan

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play.…

— Pat Summitt

But it's been a learning experience; learning the NBA, learning the travel schedule and certain coaches, their styles, what they like to run out…

— Becky Hammon

Coming from Europe as trying to get in the NBA, the draft process, the draft workouts - really, really hard. They work you out…

— Juancho Hernangomez