Working with coach Sweeney has really been beneficial to my career. I've never watched so much film in my life, the constant communication between he and I. He'll send me clips every day, just different things to look at, ask what I think about it and we'll communicate and have different dialogues about it.Collection: Communication
I want to get to know my fans and let them get to know me. Give them an inside look at my life outside of basketball.
Instagram and Twitter are the best ways to let people in on what I do - not only basketball, but having fun with my friends too.
I was a very large baby. A big Oompa-Loompa.
I'm just myself, man. I don't really do anything crazy.
What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.
It's always that time of year around January where trade talks come.
Growing up it was always a dream. I just always thought as long as I worked hard that someone would take a look at me and know I could play in the NBA.
I'm definitely going back to school to be a computer engineer.
Not everyone gets the chance to be drafted.
Just being a college student in general is something I'll miss.
It looks cool if you're averaging 20 and 20, but if you're losing games, it's not the same feeling.
That's all I want to do - win games. Stats will come. That's the player I am. But I would rather win games.
When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.
I can't be compared to anybody else.
If I'm contested, I'm not going to shoot the pull-up 3. But if I'm wide open and someone backs up off me, I'm gonna shoot it.
I can run around all day.
I'm just here to be a leader and work on my game, work on my jump-hooks, my low-post game and just continue to get better. That's all that matters.
I'm getting a lot better with my conditioning, making smarter moves on the floor.
I'm not going to play with a filter anymore; I'm going to play the game I need to play to be a great player for my team.
I think just the film aspect of the game has really helped me grow as a player.
I've been through trades, having different coaches, everything under the sun.
I just want to play as hard as I can.
If you set a mark, it's tough to reach because you're going to be thinking about it so much.
You've got to take every single play at a time, every practice at a time. You can't look forward, because you start putting too much pressure on yourself, you start to feel it.
We all have learned throughout our careers that there are ups and downs in the NBA.
Through 82 games, you're not going to have a perfect season.
You're not going to be at the top of your game all the time. There's going to be times when you lose a few.
I've been working on my footwork a lot.
I need to build to get better each and every day, so I'm not satisfied at all.
I do all the dirty work: play defense, grab rebounds, block shots and finish strong around the rim.
I make at least 200 corner 3s every day before I leave the gym. I'm getting them up. I'm getting the same shot up over and over again, so I'm getting more comfortable with it.
I take pride in trying to get 5-7 assists a game and it's a lot more fun for me to run around and get my guys going.
I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.
Obviously, people give me their opinions of Dwane Casey and everything has been nothing but positive words about him - just the way he coaches, the way he is as a human being. From what I've heard, he's a stand-up guy.
I've always done yoga but I never really spoke about it.
My yoga teacher is a guy from Michigan. 'Yoga Dan' - that's what he calls himself - he's been a big help for me.
I think when I came into the league, I had to find something that would keep me around. I knew I wasn't going to get the ball a lot, being the younger guy on my team. I knew I wasn't going to play a lot unless I made some sort of impact on the floor. I wasn't the best shot blocker, so I said, 'Let's be the best rebounder the league has ever seen.'
I don't worry about what the critics say.
Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.
For me, I always think somebody's open. That's the biggest gift and the biggest curse. If I see somebody have a step, I'm passing it. But sometimes, you've got to really think and make the right plays.
I'm all about saving money.
If I'm not in the best condition, the best playing shape, I can't really do nothing for my team.
I was never brought up to be a quitter.
Being a Jordan athlete has been outstanding for me.
I started a YouTube channel called Days of Dre. There's a lot of content on there.
As a kid and even to this day, I want to be an actor when I'm done playing. I work on music, too.
I'm not seven foot, I'm about 6'9', 6'10', around that area. It's fine, I really don't care if I'm not as tall as everyone says I am. I'm doing fine.
I love 'The Walking Dead.' Steven Yeun who plays Glenn, is from Michigan and is a really close friend of mine as well.
I spend countless hours each and every day after practice doing form shooting. You know, coming in on off days to shoot.