I want to retire in New York, let's be quite frank. I think a lot of people jumped the gun when I said I wanted to be a free agent. And yeah, I want people to come to play in New York. I want them to want to play in New York. I want New York to be that place where guys want to come play.

I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.

Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early.

Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.

It bothers me to hear people talk about things they know nothing about.

Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.

I want to win. I don't care about the money.