I like George Gervin a lot, even as a guy that played a long time ago.
Brandon Ingram
It's important for me to be aggressive and not defer.
I think when you have the point guard guarding someone full court and just chasing the guy all around, always in the right spot, it just makes you want to get down in a stance and be his backup and have his help whenever he needs it. Or having the same energy that he has.
If I'm not asleep, it's probably all basketball.
I think when you have 24 hours in a day to just think about basketball all the time, that's just what I want to do. I want to fall in love with it and just do everything I can to be the best at it.
When I go on the basketball court, I don't think about who's guarding me.
What I'm learning about myself is, no matter what the challenge is, I can overcome it.
Southern hospitality, that's where I come from.
I try to take whatever the defense gives me, have a sense of urgency, know who's guarding me and pick my spots, get my teammates involved and also attack the rim.
If you're not trying to win, there's no point in playing.
Versatility is very important in the modern game.
I'm not the most vocal guy, but I try to lead by example every single day with how I work.
I've always been an underrated passer.
My motivation is to be the best I can be.
I want to be versatile.
Coach K tried to implement a style where we passing, moving the ball, the open guy gets the open shot, running in transition.
The Duke family, those are my brothers, and it's something I'll always take with me. Coach K, he gives me a lot of motivational things and checks in on me and my family. He knows where my heart is.
I always to try block everything out, good or bad. I always hope to keep receiving blessings, to have faith, because you know, there's a time to block everything out and just work on your craft, work on everything that you desire to get, desire to want.
My great aunt raised me for about four or five years. Something I took from her was a quote: 'Fear of suffering is far worse than suffering itself.' I actually have that tattooed on the back of my arm.
I like to be straightforward with whatever I'm doing, whether it's basketball, whether it's meeting someone, whatever it is.
I'm just kind of laidback and reserved.
I lay back and see how I can do things the right way.
It was fun getting my feet wet on an NBA floor.
I feel like I gotta get out of myself sometimes. I think I'm in my own world sometimes. I don't like to let other people come into my own world. Especially with my teammates, my coaches, I should be doing that. The important people that need to know how I'm feeling. I can do a better job of telling them exactly how I feel.
People around me, they can give me talks, they can tell me what to do, but if I don't have the right mentality, then nothing good is going to happen for me because I'm not going to be confident.
J. Cole is definitely one of my favorite artists, but I like a lot of different music.
It's all about dressing how you feel.
I'm a filet guy, so I like steak.
When I was growing up, I drew my favorite basketball players.
In the two years that I've been in the NBA, I don't think I've played to my ability.
I seen my dad work for like 16, 17 hours a day.
LeBron's always like this: steady. Steady all the time. He's never forcing anything.
LeBron knows exactly who he is.
I don't think I can be perfect, but I think I can be close to perfect if I continue to prepare and continue to do everything in my power to be the best version of myself.
Individually, yeah, I want to be the best version of me. But I want to make everyone else feel comfortable on the floor where they can go out there and they are just playing their game. That's when I'm the happiest, when every guy on the floor is just being that.
My job is just to continue to get better.
We try not to worry about our opponent. We try to worry about ourselves.
I grew up playing bigger guys all my life, so it's nothing different.
Seeing bigger guys doesn't scare me at all. It just makes me want to compete against those guys. Bigger or smaller guys - it doesn't matter.
I'm just happy to be drafted. It's my lifelong dream. Wherever I end up, I'll be happy.
I feel like I should be an NBA player.
I think as a player you're never satisfied.
I just love playing basketball, so it's good being in the gym.
I feel like I'm a matchup problem, but that's of course because of my height and the height difference at my position sometimes.
When I draw defenders into the lane, it's easy for me to kick it out.
I think I'm a good enough ball handler to bring the ball up the basketball court, and my teammates do a great job of getting open.
I don't like video games.
I really don't do much. I play basketball.
I'll do everything I can to reach my potential.
I definitely want to show that I'm going to be a reliable guy to put in the work.
