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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Men You Very

I don't mind staying home. I'm a homebody anyway, so I don't mind.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Home Yin Way

My mindset is I don't need to worry about the noise. I got my team and my brothers with me.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Worry Wit Team

I'm a shooter and shooters shoot.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

T Shooter 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

You Who T

I'm very confident, in anything that I do.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Very Thing Thin

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Work Yin Workouts

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

History Art Amazing

I can focus on just one thing - that's basketball.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Us Thing Thin

I can't let my frustration get the best of me.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Us T Rust

The first year I kind of struggled to find where my shots was coming from, when to cut, where to be.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Year Where T

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

UN Tea T

I can only focus on what I can control.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Us T Only

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Men You Very

That's what I do - I run the floor, I run the wing. Either get easy layups or transition threes.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Yup Wing Win

My teammates are part of my family as well.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Family Art Well

I love to defend.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Love T I Love

That's part of my game: just running the wing, defending.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Art Wing Win

I just got to be ready to knock down shots.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Us T Shots

I've been working hard to get playing time, just for whatever. I'm up for whatever I can earn.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Work Time Yin

There's always room to improve, so I'm going to continue to improve on defense, offense, being consistent and continuing to play hard.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Ways Way Tin

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

When I defend, it keeps me patient and lets my game come to me on the offensive end.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I just wanted my dad to be a part of my life, wanted him to continue to be there.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I feel like the criticism and bad stuff don't come unless I'm playing bad.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

To know through my struggles, 'My coach still believes in me,' does a lot for your mindset.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I like challenges.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Really when I'm on the court, it's about me playing.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Nine times out of 10 I'd like to bet on myself.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I'm good for running. I run every day. That's me. I like to run.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Put on about 10 more pounds, that'd be good for me and the development of my game.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

If I can defend, I find that my offense just comes to me.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Going to the rim, you either get fouled or get an easy two.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

You can learn a lot. You can learn how to win. You can learn how to be coached.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I like scary movies. I like the mystery that leaves you wanting to watch the next one.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

No one gets beat by 61 and then come out and plays flat the next game.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I see myself as what I'm worth.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

It'd be nice to settle down in a great home instead of just moving around and stuff like that.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Showing teams I can do more than just shoot the ball, that's really going to help me out.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope