It feels good to come here and be a winning program.
I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?
Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.
I've just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don't think I'm ahead of anybody.
This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country. I know that I owe it to my USA Basketball teammates to be totally invested in the experience. After going through training camp with USAB, I realized I could not fulfill my responsibilities to the team from both a time and energy standpoint. I need to take a step back and take some time away, both mentally and physically in order to prepare for the upcoming NBA season. I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them.
I want to go down as a winner.
I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group.
A big market is something that doesn't really concern me too much. It's cool to think about, it's good for off-the-court deals. But I'm more of a basketball player. That's what I want to be known as. And this is the best place for me to play basketball. I'm glad I'm here.
I can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass. I'm not the type of guy who's just going to throw the ball inbounds to a guy who's wide open. I can make the right pass.
If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I'm just trying to find my way.
I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.
Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.
Hopefully before I'm done, I can be on an Olympic team.
All this stuff is kind of surreal to me - Ididn't think I'd be in the league or none of that. It was making it to college. That's about it.
I don't [know] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real life of an NBA player. And it's not all about I just do everything, like I'm the hardest worker, or I love to play basketball every day, I go to the gym at eight and don't leave until five. No, that's not how it is. That's not how I am.
You gotta win. That's all it takes.
I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.
If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
Me as a person, I'm not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don't even know what to say. I'm not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy.
Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.
In this league, experience means a lot.
It feels good to be a part of history.
I'm not into no basketball beef.
I like the nucleus that we have. I'm excited. I want to be here as long as possible. It's like family. I love being here.
With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything.
