My favorite kind of food is Jamaican food, obviously. Beef patty, chicken patty.Collection: Food
I've noticed that throughout my experience, when you keep positive energy, positive things happen.Collection: Positive
If you work hard, have the right mindset, right intentions, things will fall into place.Collection: Work
Once you work and work out as hard as I do, you gain confidence and it translates to the game.Collection: Work
I'm more of a lead by example, and then when I feel like it's needed I'll step in and talk to guys. But I like to give guys their space and let them figure it out for themselves.Collection: Space
When you're a rookie, every day is a learning phase. It's from almost every angle, how to take care of your body, when to rest, stuff like that.
I've always been a dreamer.
I just know who I am as a person, comfortable in my own skin. And I guess that's just a testament to how I was raised. All credit to my parents. But yeah, I'm a humble guy, confident at the same time - just go about my business.
The people around me don't let my head get too big, especially my mom. She tells me I suck every day.
I just want what's best for my teammates at the end of the day and that's giving them the best version of me.
I just love the game. It's brought me so much joy in my life. I have no choice when I'm playing it, I'm just happy.
Oklahoma City loves their Thunder and the Thunder loves them.
My mom, she calls me every day. She can't get enough of me.
Every day I look as a chance to get better and I try to get better for the next day.
I don't think people realize how good of a shooter I actually am.
I just want to be an example for kids back home.
The biggest thing is bringing energy and leadership on both ends of the floor. The player I want to be, and know I can be, that caliber, does so. It's just something that I think is required for me to be who I want to be.
The biggest thing is bringing energy and leadership on both ends of the floor. The player I want to be, and know I can be, that caliber, does so.
I want to be great. But then there's the time you put into it and not everyone's willing to do that. But that's something I'm willing to do.
I just think we're all high-level basketball players, best in the world. And no matter the outside circumstance, we still have to play basketball.
It's super cool to see how far Canadian basketball has come.
I have a couple moves I like to get to on the iso, and then after that it's just read and reaction.
I love to hoop.
I don't shoot 100% from the field, I don't shoot 100% from the free throw line, and I certainly don't shoot that from three so I got a lot of improvement I need to do, and I'll continue to do so.
I'm the Black Steve Nash.
Not a lot of young guys get to play as much as I do. And the times I do it, I'm blessed and fortunate to be in the position. I'm trying to take full advantage of it.
At the end of the day, we just want to win.
Whether it's the playoffs, whether it's not the playoffs, it doesn't matter as long as we're getting better.
Now, seeing little kids that were in my AAU program, seeing where I came from, the same spot that they're in, now I'm in the NBA gives them a little hope and, I guess, just opening their eyes a little bit that, with hard work and dedication, anything is really possible no matter where you're from.
At the end of the day you have to step in the ring and show what you got, so being overlooked by the media and stuff like that, it doesn't really bother me.
I want to try to turn myself into an elite player.
My whole life I always believed in myself and my abilities, in how hard I worked.
I've always been a basketball junkie... Always watched videos, slowed them down.
I've always been a scientist in terms of watching basketball. I like to dissect it all.
I'm just trusting my work. Putting it in everyday.
You can only take it a day at a time, try to get better every single day in whatever area you want to, and then it'll work itself out over time.
With me being able to guard multiple positions - and a lot of teams are switching things, like the pick-and-roll and off-ball screens - me being able to defend multiple positions would only help an organization.
I've loved every moment at Kentucky with my coaches and support staff.
It's hard to think about what I'd be leaving behind at UK. I love my BBN! They are the best you can ask for.
Learning how to play on a team full of future pros, it's not as easy as everyone thinks.
I can't always sleep.
I think everybody at every school across the country wants to get to the NBA as fast as possible but more specifically, I just want to maximize my potential as fast as possible.
I'm just confident in my abilities.
No special formula or anything like that; I just feel like I tried to do everything in my power to get to my ultimate goal.
I learn from everything, good games, bad games, it doesn't matter, you can always learn.
I try to not to worry too much about following in other's footsteps and just create my own path.
I put on clothes to reminisce.
Oftentimes, I'll be looking through my closet and I realize I'll have something that was new or something I didn't realize I had.
Yeah, I always thought I'd make it to the NBA.
I just work hard, keep my head down and be true to who I am.