「我覺得我們會為防守慶祝、會這麼興奮，正說明了我們想帶進例行賽的東西。所以只要能把那股防守端的強度保持下去，我們就有機會。」
"I think for us celebrating the defense um and how excited we are is just this shows like what we're trying to bring into the to the regular season. So, we can if we can keep that that going, that intensity on the defensive end, then we can we can have a chance."
- New Orleans Pelicans 在 2026-10-16 的季前賽最後一戰擊敗 Washington Wizards，Saddiq Bey 賽後接受場邊訪問。（來源，2026-10-16）