I've got to continue to work on everything.
I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.
I realize I have to continue to work on defense. I think a lot of people have to work on defense.
My senior year was crazy, and that summer was definitely life-changing and a lot different than what I was used to, and with that comes a lot of critique.
I've really grown as a player, becoming versatile, able to do multiple things offensively.
A lot of NBA guys translate well when going to China because they're expected to score the basketball, while sometimes in Europe, you've got to fit into a system and not get as many opportunities to be ball dominant.
It's hard to speculate, but it was tough when coach Paul Westphal drafted me and wanted me there and then got fired two weeks into my rookie year.
I've always been pretty confident in my abilities to play the game and that if I get an opportunity to play consistently and be a part of team, then I feel like I've always been able to produce.
I like to get the ball in transition and go and everything, but I'm also not as dependent on having the ball all the time as I was maybe in college and when I first got to the NBA.
I know what it takes to win, and I've helped lead teams to winning cultures.
There are certain times when I was younger, I was occasionally more passive.
Once you get out there and start playing basketball, whether the NBA or college or whatever arena you are playing in or who you are playing in front of, the juices start going, and you want to just go out there and play to the best of your abilities.
There are so many things that you have no control over: whether you play or not, whether you get traded or not, or whether you get waived or not.
I've learned to go out and focus on what I can control, like how hard I work and my attitude and whether I'm happy or not. I've really tried to focus on those things.
NBA teams like to see guys who can help a team win a game in a lot of fashions.
I loved my time at BYU. It was an unbelievable experience with the fans, and the people that I have met, I have lifelong relationships still.
I appreciated all the support and love that I had from not only BYU fans and people from Utah, but all over the country.
I keep working hard day in and day out. When I get a chance to play, I try to produce the best I can.
