I've studied the game in every different aspect that I can.
I carry the continent of Africa on my shoulders proudly.
Every day is different. There's always, as we call it in the NBA, a 'drama,' a team's drama, there's always something.
When you talk about goals, you look at your team last year and you want to move the meter a little bit. You don't want to go back and be the same team that you were last year, so we have tried to get better in some ways.
I value my staff and I believe in hiring people who are smarter than myself.
Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.
I have a mandate to win and that's what I want to do.
When you get a chance to get a top five player, which doesn't come very often, you have to jump on it.
I love the work that I do.
My dad always taught me that you have to be good to the next person all the time because one person is going to help another person.
You don't have to be a leader of a big organization. You can be a leader of your brother, of a young kid, of your community. That way you affect life, someway, somehow.
I understand my job and what the job is and what has to be done basketball wise. I do that 24/7 and it's a huge priority for me, but I cannot be in this job and not try to affect the youth of Africa, or the youth around the world, even. Help other people in some kind of way.
It doesn't all have to be about giving money. Sometimes it's a smile that changes the life of one little kid.
I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.
The more you give, the more you grow.
Whether it's drafting or player development, the ultimate is putting a team together.
Sport can change the world.
One of Giants of Africa's fundamental mottos is - Dream Big. We believe that basketball can be used as a tool to educate and develop youth around the world to accomplish their dreams.
Players want to go where the team wins and where the team has a great culture, ownership and all of that. It doesn't matter where you are. It really doesn't matter, you have to perform and you have to win.
You want to win in the NBA you want to build a culture and teams will always do that and try to win. It's cutthroat. All 30 teams want to be that way whether they are rebuilding, have young players, have a style of play. It doesn't matter, everybody wants to win.
