Returning to the NBA Finals is the crowning achievement for the Warriors' core

This feels like the crowning achievement for this group, to be able to go back there [the NBA Finals] after all the injuries, after KD came and left after guys are in and out and they've rebuilt themselves with that core of Klay, Steph and Draymond, and Steve Kerr there.

The Warriors would have made eight straight NBA Finals if not for injuries

I'm willing to make a giant excuse for the Warriors for the two out of the eight years that they did not make the finals. It's all because of injuries. Like the Warriors should have been in the finals eight years in a row.

If the Warriors rebound the ball well, they cannot be beaten

I feel like if they rebound, they can't be beat. And low-key, the Warriors are pretty good rebounding team. They're not the soft Warriors that people used to hate on a few years ago. I think they were like top five or top six in the NBA and rebounds this year.

The Knicks are the biggest threat to the Thunder in an NBA Finals matchup

New York Knicks. It's the Knicks for me, their toughness, their grid and they have a guy that can match up with SGA in terms of being able to score, being a finisher, being able to close the games in Jalen Brunson... out of all the teams, I think that's a great matchup.

Keep an eye on the Portland Trailblazers as a team on the rise next year

I say watch out for the Portland Trailblazers man. I think they're putting something special together over there. They had a phenomenal season... I like Portland next year to be a team that we'll be talking about. I'm not saying they're gonna be on the OKC San Antonio level. But they are a team that is surgeon that we should keep an eye on.

One-on-one basketball is the true, pure essence of the sport

One-on-one is the true essence of basketball. There's one-on-one and five on five, true matchups, but one-on-ones the true pure essence of basketball. I mean, we all grew up playing one-on-one.