I'm pretty sure everybody in the NBA wants to make the playoffs. Every player, every coach, every organization wants to make the playoffs.
I was in depression. I was in my room, dark every night, not wanting to talk to nobody, not going out with my friends, not doing anything, not having a great time. It was a lot of dark nights.
There is no win-win or lose-lose in a situation. Everything is a medium.
I used to go to open gym to play with my friends and teammates, and I'd get there 30 to 45 minutes early so I could play one-on-one against my dad. When I reached ninth grade, I was finally able to beat him.
It's been tough throughout my career having different coaches and different philosophies, different style of plays throughout this entire time.
In college, the coaching staff does more work with you individually. But at the next level, you have to do it all by yourself.
It really helps you grow as an individual and a ball player to realize that nothing comes easy in this league, and you have to work for everything.