Said Jokic: ''They are playing better than us. They are making shots, being more aggressive, finding the open man. It looks real bad out there. We need to change everything.''Utah Jazz Rugs

Beal reportedly plans to pitch free agents on coming to the Wizards this offseason. But if Washington is unable to get Beal and Russell Westbrook help, it isn't hard to envision the 27-year-old asking for a trade and the Warriors would have one of the more attractive packages.

At first glance, the idea that there is a new power being born in these playoffs doesn’t make immediate sense. From what loins would another dynasty spring? The last three teams to win it all were all gone before the second round of the playoffs. Golden State’s missed the last two postseasons. Toronto is hardly the same team that they were when Kawhi Leonard was there. Even the nascent LeBron Lakers dynasty was bested by time, injury and Phoenix.

Since the season began on Dec. 22, just 71 days after James and Davis closed out their title run against the Heat, the Lakers have been the NBA’s top draw, appearing in each of the league’s three most-watched telecasts, and six of the top 10. The Christmas Mavs-Lakers showcase on ABC/ESPN remains the season’s biggest draw thus far, averaging 6.95 million viewers. On May 19, ESPN scared up 5.62 million viewers with its coverage of the Warriors-Lakers play-in game, which ended the comeback efforts of Steph Curry and a Golden State team that was the NBA’s top local draw and second-biggest national attraction.Detroit Pistons Rugs

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With the two stars sidelined, the Lakers toyed with making big changes to the roster, discussing a trade with Toronto that would’ve had the team acquire veteran All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry in a deal that would’ve been centered on Talen-Horton Tucker and Schroder — who turned down an in-season extension. The Lakers ended up not meeting the Raptors’ price, but the team did sign center Andre Drummond after his contract was bought out by Cleveland.Boston Celtics Rugs

MP: To be blatantly honest with you, I am a completely different player than what I was at Wisconsin. Obviously, the style of play in the NBA is completely different than what I would have played at Wisconsin. In turning myself into an NBA player, it has been life-changing. The way that my game has improved is giving me a chance to change my life and my family's life. Just to be able to get out and learn different moves on certain skills I'm going to use at the next level. Just being able to show off some things that I'll be able to show for all of these NBA teams that they didn't get to see when I was in college. Being in great shape, being super mobile and, obviously, people know I can shoot the ball, but even just expanding on that, even more, is something I've been able to hone in on since I've been here. It has been a lot of fun to see the progress I've made in the short time I've been here. I really started to see that after two weeks. It was like, 'Wow! I can do this now.' That comes with the work. This is the most I've worked in my entire life. I'm in the best shape of my life and it's still in progress.

I know Luke Kennard is an excellent three-point shooter — 45% this season, 41% for his career — but I swear I've never seen him hit one.Denver Nuggets Rugs