I don't go to malls. I've just always been a simple person. I hang out, work out. That's what I think is fun.
There's not that many tough guys that really talk trash in the NBA.
I have that blue-collar mentality. I've always played with a chip on my shoulder, and I've always been hungry to learn.
It's a great feeling when people recognize you, but at the same time, you gotta take it with a grain of salt, continue to work so you get better, because people can change on you; thoughts can change.
I've always kinda guarded perimeter guys. I'm a little bit more comfortable guarding guys off screens. It kinda keeps me engaged in the game, locked in.
I never really had role models or guys in the NBA to show me the ropes or be a friend, mentor to me like that.
Flint is a very tough place to live. The environment is definitely a different type of environment than anywhere else in the country, I feel like.
I'm talented, but my work ethic has pushed me over the top.
You've got to be the anchor of the defense at that five position. Call out pick-and-rolls, screens. The five is usually around the rim, so you see everything.
On draft day, I wasn't really nervous at all. Then you turn on the draft, the first five picks go by, and then you still thinking, 'Oh man, I don't know where I'm going to go.' It's really just, by the time draft hits, that's when you get nervous.
Once I got to college, I didn't know defensive rotations; my footwork was sloppy. I used to travel every other play.
NBA's spacing's really helped. Teams gotta really respect my jumper.
People assume that, as an NBA athlete, you can get access to any kind of sneaker you want, when in reality, it's hard to get the exclusive releases or shoes from the past and feel confident they're authentic.
I'm more off ball, catch and go, spot-ups, cutting.
In high school, AAU, even prep school, I didn't really know how to play basketball. It was kind of like, 'Let's throw the balls out, go get buckets, just score, and go play.'
After college, I really looked at every single shot that I shot. Pretty much every shot in my sophomore year and my junior year and just watched my form. I watched how I shot it from 3, and I just noticed I was a very undisciplined shooter.
It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.
Coming from Flint, I was really immature on the court and off the court.
I always tried to be an all-around player. In college, I felt like I needed to add to my game to get to another level, to get to the NBA. The NBA has really turned to positionless basketball, so it was very important to me to have an all-around game so I could stand out in front of other guys.
I don't want to be one of those guys who makes it somewhere and forgets where they come from. Flint is very important to me.
