I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.'
The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind.
If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product's better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost.
In basketball, there's a lot of pushing, grabbing, and shoving going on that nobody else sees. That's why I'm training with MMA fighter Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.
The thing in basketball is you always want to be free. I don't want to be hugged up to my guy. When we're body to body, I want to control you.
I want a long and healthy career.
I want to be quicker, I want to be stronger, and I want to be a leader.
I know that if I'm going to take myself to where I want to go as an athlete and a person, I have to look at all my training options.
When you have a tough year or a year that didn't go the way you wanted it, especially the playoffs and all that and not being able to take advantage of our team and our talent on our team, you feel that. And whenever something is taken away from you like that, you definitely cherish it more.
It's not something that I dwell on. I've never really had a problem with being soft.
I've never really worried about being called soft or people thinking I'm soft. If anybody wants to step and take that challenge, I'm more than happy - off the court - because I don't want to get suspended.
I let the dunks speak for themselves.
My thing is, I want to play for the team that wants me to be a part of them.
I really love to play physical. That's when I feel like I'm at my best... I seek it out.
Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is amazing.
I do have a lot of resolutions, but I don't really make them at New Year's much.
I'm not really trying to be a stand-up comedian. I have a huge amount of respect for the guys who do it. That's their livelihood. That's their job. It's just something that I enjoy.
To me, the best comedians are the ones that take everyday, normal, boring stuff that no one thinks is funny, and they make it funny. That's the same style I go for.
Sometimes in the moment when I'm doing a press conference, one of my favorite things is to watch reporters.
Basketball is basketball, but with each level, there's new challenges and new things you have to pick up.
