It is a team game, we all play for each other; obviously we win and lose as a team, but I like to take the blame when we lose.

I just go out and play.

My family's always going to be together.

My family's always going to be close.

It's my life, it's up to me what I want to do with it. And I'm realizing that.

No. 2 pick, you're supposed to do a job - you're supposed to turn the franchise around. And I don't think I did it to the best of my abilities. I didn't live up to that standard.

It gets frustrating when you play basketball for your whole life and then it gets taken from you for a little bit.

Obviously if your head coach expects more of you, you bring it to the table.

We're competitors.

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.