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“Me and Nerlens grew up together. We're best friends. We played on the same AAU team in high school. It's like a dream come true. We always talked about how we were both going to make it to the NBA. For us to end up on the same team is a blessing.”
“I think the best thing about my game that translates into the NBA is being able to create for others. Using open space and using pick and rolls.”
“When I was a rookie, what motivated me was trying to win Rookie of the Year and play the best that I could that I would compete so hard.”
“In my mind, I slowed down and I feel like I translated it over into my game.”
“I just try and make the best of my situation and where I'm at.”
“When it comes time for basketball, everything else is kind of irrelevant.”
“Losing sucks. I don't care how much money you make or what stats you put up. If you're competitive enough to make it to the NBA, losing is absolutely brutal.”
“With my size and length I can affect the game in a lot of ways.”
“Me and Jason Kidd are with the same agency so I talk to him quite a bit.”
“I work too hard to let something affect me that's already happened.”
“It's a great opportunity to get picked top 10 in the draft. It's just a dream that I've always had.”
“I think I can come in the game, bring a lot of energy on both sides of the ball. Just try to play my part and do anything to help the team win.”
“I was happy about being able to play under someone like coach Kidd. It is a dream come true to me. I watched him play when I was younger.”
“To be competitive on the court is just a fun thing.”
“My IQ for the game is very high. I think that will help me out a lot.”
“Coach Boeheim, he's really not like a lot of coaches. We don't do shoot-arounds, we don't have curfews. So I think he teaches you how to be a man and how to be responsible for yourself.”
“My music teacher who I was really close with, she helped me out a lot being away from home and going to school in Rhode Island. She was like a mother to me on campus. But she was the theater teacher and she didn't have anyone to play Aladdin, so she asked me if I would.”
“I couldn't change if I wanted to. I can't not go hard through screens and I can't not play on defense hard. It's just the way that I'm built and the way that I play.”
“Since I've been in the NBA, I've showed what I can do on the court.”
“I want to go to the NBA and be an All-Star, to be honest with you.”