Barack Obama:
โFor me, the โ90s was peak basketball because I was here in Chicago with MJ and the Bulls.
But, when you actually watch some of those old classics, theyโre tough. Everything was just kind of packed in the paint.โ
(via @allthesmokeprod)
AJ on what his dad means to him:
"So many sacrifices that he's made. He quit his job just to retire to come move in with me at Utah Prep so I'd be safe. Sending me over to California by myself to go get a better basketball experience. All the little stuff that I didn't notice he was doing at a young age obviously it's paying off now. But he's my dad. I mean, he acts as my manager. He does a whole bunch of stuff that he doesn't have to do. But I just give him the utmost thanks. I wanted Adam to call me Anicet because I wanted to also honor my dad. He is Anicet Dybantsa Sr. It's his name. I mean, it's my day today, but without him I wouldn't be here"
"You're gonna see an all world player that people have mentioned in the same breathe as Kobe Bryant. ... That's how terrific of a basketball player Darryn Peterson is."
โ@stephenasmith thoughts on Darryn Peterson being the second pick in the draft ๐
Darryn Peterson: "The celebration stops tonight. I got drafted today, but tomorrow, I'm now an NBA player. I'm going to get home and work out until I've got to report to Utah... Kobe is my guy, and I'm inspired by him. So I just try to think, what would Kobe do right now? He'd get drafted and move on and try to go be the best possible, so that's what I'm going to go do. I see a guy that went No. 1 on the screen there right now (AJ Dybantsa), so I'm extra motivated... It will always be in my mind for my whole career."
Darryn Peterson & Darryl Peterson III have become the FIRST pair of brothers to join the NBA and the NFL in the same year ๐ซก
April 2026: Darryl Peterson III (LB) signs with the Los Angeles Rams
June 2026: Darryn Peterson is drafted by the Utah Jazz
ELITE genetics in the Peterson family ๐งฌ
Here's Chris Finch when asked about Micah Nori's contract in Portland being for just one guaranteed season.
"The first thing I would like to say about that is I thought it was a shame that a lot of the story about Micah's great opportunity was overshadowed by the nature of the deal that he signed. That's a personal decision. That's a business decision. That's between him the team and the agent...."
"I just know this: There's 30 of these jobs. They're hard to get...."
"I also know that you gotta bet on yourself in this world. And especially when you're an outsider. We consider ourselves a little bit of outsiders. We weren't raised in the game. We didn't play at North Carolina or Duke. So sometimes your path is just different and you gotta take chances along the way."