"I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here."

"I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way."

"Being an All-Star is everything."

"I don't care. I feel like if we don't make a trade, we have to get it done with what we've got."

"I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet."

"If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart."

"If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now."

"I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball."

"We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it."

"This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league."