Basketball Player

When you're in the right system, right fit and you got the right structure, it's easy to see certain players blossom. That was a key for me.

I'm going to do everything I'm supposed to do - except roommates. No roommates. I quietly paid for my own room on the road. I didn't want to tell anyone.

But yeah, a lot of people compare me to Magic. The physical appearance, the tall point guard, the ability to pass the ball. But comparisons are one thing, it's up to me to go out and play my game, get those wins, those championships, that's the only way those comparisons can get closer, but he's a legend.

I always strive to get better.

That's what I was trying to do: be a reliable guy, dependable guy you know wasn't going to make a lot of mistakes. Maybe not high-ceiling, high-reward, but low-risk.

I play to win. If I have great numbers, that's great. Obviously you feel good about it, but still, I'm playing to win.

When you're playing spot minutes, it's harder to hit those shots. But if you're getting volume shots, now it's a lot easier to get a rhythm.

Taking care of yourself turns into a lifestyle after you're done playing. So you don't just fall off the wagon.

The advice I would've given my younger self is, 'Be patient; just hold on.'

We all have those friends that tick to their drum, and you don't want them to tick to anybody else's drum.

The feeling after the first title was shock. But both feel incredible.

I've been even-keeled my whole life.

I always thought I would have a good feel in the basketball office.

I'm taking care of my body, getting my treatment, I'm in the weight room... I'm doing everything I can to stay healthy, and hopefully the genetics kind of take over from there.

My form is improved and I'm just continuing to improve. I want to come back as a shooter. A knockdown shooter.

Coach Dunleavy has done a great job of humbling me, letting me go out there and make mistakes and I've got a great feel for the game right now.

I like putting things together. The long game. Strategizing. Being able to mix and match personalities of guys.

When I was entering high school, my dad had me going around to different high schools, playing open gyms. A lot of coaches thought I was coming to their schools. If I would have done it over, I would have just stayed at one particular school just to play pickup basketball in the summertime.

The Bay Area for me has provided the most stability and it's definitely provided life-changing opportunities for myself, for my family, so I'm incredibly grateful for all that's gone on these past five years.

The better I feel about my body, the better I feel about my game.