Christian Wood

“If my shot goes in in practice, I feel like it should go in in a game.”

“I can't just rely on my jump shot.”

“Part of the versatility of my game is just being able to beat bigs and now even some guards off the dribble.”

“I think I'm comfortable on the perimeter.”

“My teammates have trust in me to make big plays.”

“I feel like I'm like a stretch four, versatile player.”

“The most important thing is to win as many games as possible.”

“Some teams thought I was lazy, some teams thought I didn't give effort 100 percent all of the time.”

“Every single time, I'm going to go out there, I'm going to play with energy, I'm going to play hard and I'm going to play my heart out.”

“I've been saying for a long time, Jaden Hardy is a steal. His confidence and his energy has been so great, and I'm really proud to see that.”

“To get cut from a team in China because they tell me I wasn't good enough - that really tested me.”

“My whole approach to the game is Mamba mentality.”

“You know, every time I go somewhere new... every time I'm given a chance to show people who I am, I show them by playing harder and outperforming myself every time.”

“Whether that's playing 12 minutes, 20 minutes, I'm just trying to do my job.”

“My thing is I'm going to come in and try to do everything 100 percent like I was doing before. That's not going to stop.”

“I think everybody in this league knows I can put up 20 and 10 in basketball games.”

“I just want to win games.”

“I grew up a Kobe Bryant fan.”

“Communication with a coach is a big key.”

“I feel like even in college, I shot the ball 28 percent from the three-point line. I think in the NBA, I can shoot the ball 38 percent to 40 percent.”