Josh Hart

“People associate me with 'oh he's just a basketball player,' I'm a regular guy and I like playing video games in my spare time. It's a way for me to really get out of my reality and just kind of be a kid and have fun.”

“I played baseball as a kid. I wish I had played soccer, because I love soccer. But baseball is very stationary and I think that's why I kind of got weaned off of it. It was too slow. Plus, you can't express yourself very much, and if you do, you're going to get a 98 mph ball thrown behind your head or into your back. So I kind of gave up that one.”

“I do a good job in terms of tracking the ball and seeing where it's going to go, if it's going to bounce off the front rim, bounce off the back rim. Part of that is being able to see the ball, see a shot and measure the trajectory of it and get to where I think it's going to go.”

“That's my favourite team. I'm a big Chelsea fan.”

“At the end of the day for me, it's not about getting into the league, it's about staying and having a long career.”

“I love Villanova, I love the program, I love the school, I love Nova Nation.”

“When you're on the road and in a tough environment, it's you and your team.”

“I want to show that even though I'm 'old' in terms of my draft class, I keep getting better.”

“My role is to give energy, that's all.”

“I'm a professional in every aspect and in every facet of that word.”

“That's one thing: I want to go up against the best players at my position... and put myself to the test.”

“I think I can defend some of the best players , I can rebound, I can push it, I can make plays off the dribble and that kind of thing.”

“I'm a competitive player, I'm very passionate.”

“Trash-talking's a part of basketball. At the end of the day after the game, it's all love.”

“I think my parents loved who they raised. I think they hated how they had to do it. I know for a fact, they'd say, 'I wish I could give you this,' or 'I wish I could do that, but we can't right now financially.'”

“I just want to say Portland as an organization was great.”

“I do a lot of things that don't show up on the box score. So if you want to just measure my performance or impact on the game by just my points or rebounds or three-point percentage, you're not going to get the whole picture.”

“I try to make every hustle play I possibly can to help the team.”

“As long as you want to learn, you can't limit yourself if you want to keep learning. That's in basketball, that's also in life.”

“Being in L.A., I had seen the dark side of media and how words can be twisted.”