At this time, there is a procedural issue regarding the reported deal with Atlanta and Phoenix that needs to be resolved. That’s all I can say at this time.

(Monday) will be the soft opening of a break-out year. I’ve been hearing a lot of positive things from the community. They’re expecting a lot and we’re ready to give it to them.

Everybody took it hard, … We’re all still shocked. It’s not something you can prepare for.

great member of the organization.

Esteban is an interesting player. He’s a good rebounder and is physical around the basket, and those are elements our team needs.

Everybody was here and we made the announcement to the team. The players took it hard, as you would expect. We’ll try to deal with it and keep moving forward.

Jason was a great guy,

We will truly miss Jasons personality and his spirit, and he will be in the thoughts and minds of our team and organization forever,

Jason was completely healthy as far as we knew,

If you uncover something, then you get into more specific testing. We rely on the medical professionals. Exams don’t have to be standardized. Teams are going to do everything that they can to make sure...

He’s a talented young guy. He’s physical and he likes to bang inside. He’s also a hungry, young guy. And being the first player from Uruguay to play in the NBA, he’s eager to compete....

If he is saying anything different from that, he is not telling the truth.

Joe has tremendous upside and provides our franchise with a player whose talents are worthy of All-Star consideration, … He has the versatility to play several positions for Coach (Mike) Woodson. Not only is Joe...

Nothing can explain it. You just sit around in disbelief for a while. And then you think of his family.

Joe has tremendous upside. We feel we have one of the best up-and-coming rosters in the league.

Now we have a clear picture of where we’re going and what we’re going to do. We’re comfortable with it. There is only one guess. They are only picking one name ahead of ours. They’re...

We felt it was needed even if the league hadn’t done something. We felt it was necessary because we have a lot impressionable young guys, and we wanted them to have the right impression about...

Obviously we are pleased to add Stephen to our team. He’s a proven contributor who was a major contributor to San Antonio’s championship team last season and he has the versatility to play both wing...

Those things are good for the league. You want your players to play. The D-League is good for them. (With the age limit) you’ll see players coming into the league more finished.

We call it ‘be a pro,’ … We think if you look professional, you’ll feel professional and you’ll have a better chance of being professional.

We’ll wait until the experts can tell us, but there’s no comments about any speculating at all that I’m going to do,

Everybody has opinions, even people who shouldn’t.

He was a good guy, a great teammate and a member of our organization. We’re going to miss him.

In a rebuilding situation like we’re in, that’s a good position to be in. That’s not to say something is going to happen just because you have room; at least you have the flexibility to...

You can get booed on draft day and loved on the parade.

Esteban is an interesting player, … He’s a good rebounder, and is physical around the basket, and those are elements our team needs. We feel he’s a guy that can improve, and we look forward...