I don't mind staying home. I'm a homebody anyway, so I don't mind.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
My mindset is I don't need to worry about the noise. I got my team and my brothers with me.
I'm a shooter and shooters shoot.
If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.
I'm very confident, in anything that I do.
Ballhandling - I made it a focus in all my workouts - working on my handles coming off screens with it, one or two-dribble pull-ups, making second moves, trying to mix it up and continuing to get better each day.
My teammates are incredible. Just to be a part of this organization and this group, it's amazing with all the history behind the Lakers; I'm just glad to be a part of it.
I can focus on just one thing - that's basketball.
I can't let my frustration get the best of me.
The first year I kind of struggled to find where my shots was coming from, when to cut, where to be.
I can bring a lot. I play both sides of the ball. I defend. I have an offensive game. I rebound the ball. I get steals a lot.
I can only focus on what I can control.
That was probably the biggest adjustment for a lot of people... You have a ball-dominant guy like LeBron that makes plays for everybody. You gotta just be ready at any point because you might not get a shot the first 15 minutes and you might get three or four after that.
That's what I do - I run the floor, I run the wing. Either get easy layups or transition threes.
My teammates are part of my family as well.
I love to defend.
That's part of my game: just running the wing, defending.
I just got to be ready to knock down shots.
I've been working hard to get playing time, just for whatever. I'm up for whatever I can earn.
There's always room to improve, so I'm going to continue to improve on defense, offense, being consistent and continuing to play hard.
When I was in the second unit, it just took me time to find my rhythm just playing with a lot of new guys. But once I got in the starting lineup, it kind of just opened up a little bit.
When I defend, it keeps me patient and lets my game come to me on the offensive end.
You've got the same rhythm every day just to keep you going. So once that rhythm is broken, it's kind of hard to get back with it when you got a lot of things going on.
I just wanted my dad to be a part of my life, wanted him to continue to be there.
To play the game at this level, I've got to continue to get better. I've got to stay consistent, still work on my ballhandling and I've got to become a great defender.
I feel like the criticism and bad stuff don't come unless I'm playing bad.
To know through my struggles, 'My coach still believes in me,' does a lot for your mindset.
I like challenges.
Really when I'm on the court, it's about me playing.
Nine times out of 10 I'd like to bet on myself.
I'm good for running. I run every day. That's me. I like to run.
Put on about 10 more pounds, that'd be good for me and the development of my game.
If I can defend, I find that my offense just comes to me.
Going to the rim, you either get fouled or get an easy two.
I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.
You can learn a lot. You can learn how to win. You can learn how to be coached.
If you're open in certain spots, you just shoot the ball. It doesn't matter if you're good from that spot or not.
I like scary movies. I like the mystery that leaves you wanting to watch the next one.
He's a great shot-blocker. So once you go in there, you've got to either get into his body and get an and-one, or you've got to drive and kick. It's not all about trying to force the shot over a shot-blocker like Nerlens Noel. You've got to kick it.
No one gets beat by 61 and then come out and plays flat the next game.
I see myself as what I'm worth.
It'd be nice to settle down in a great home instead of just moving around and stuff like that.
When I get up, I usually have a missed call from either my sons or my wife. Every day we try to talk on FaceTime, try to talk after practice and stuff like that throughout the day. Try to stay in contact as much as possible.
Like each and every year I got to think that way, anyway. I got to think about the next person trying to come in and take my job, so I got to continue to... work hard and prove myself.
Showing teams I can do more than just shoot the ball, that's really going to help me out.
Most teams won't really focus on one player because they've got multiple players to defend and that will open up a lot of things for me.
