It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.

You have to get yourself psyched up because you never have a night off defensively, especially at my position.

I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete.

It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.

I prepare myself in the summer to play 48 minutes. It's not a logical goal, but that's the way I prepare.

I don't regret not coming out early. A lot of people felt that I could have been a lottery pick, but we'll never know.

What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.