Christopher Hine: Chris Finch, reflecting on this season: “I do think we found some stuff, that we can repeat, that can be part of who we are. I think we definitely need to lengthen the rotation. We got some young guys who are itching to play and I know can help us.”

Brian Windhorst on LeBron James: If he thinks that the Lakers may want to try to offer him less or not give him the no-trade clause, he could in theory just opt into his contract. And he could just say, “I’m opting into my contract because I’m taking it year-to-ear.” And not indicate that there was any issue with the Lakers, but I do not think it’s in the cards that he’s taking less money. It’s not that necessarily he wants every dime, although he does want every dime. I don’t think he believes that free agency is got anybody in it where if he takes less money that the Lakers could go use their mid-level exception and like have a transformational player. They may disagree with that and they may come to him with a plan where they show him that if you take $12 million less, we can sign this guy and maybe he’ll change his mind. But as far as I know from my conversations, the intention is for him to continue to make all of the max, which he has earned.