David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do.

Why aren't the Nets playing in Newark?

I respect the older guys.

If you take a needle and stick her in the booty and take a needle and stick me in the booty, we're both going to say ouch.

The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.

I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse.

And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.