Kevin Durant's kind of been my favorite player my whole life, so it's going to be fun going against him in the Garden.

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.

Of all time, my craziest fan experience was signing a little baby's forehead, like a newborn baby. The parents came up to me, they wanted me to sign his forehead.

Offensively, I can play different positions.

I need to focus on getting to the free-throw line and knocking them down in practice and getting them in the game.

A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don't go in.

I love Drake and Future, and I gotta bump some Jay Z for that New York flavour too.

I'm ready to come out and show people I'm able to play defense.

It's not always fun. It burns inside to play defense. But you have to keep working and eventually defense is something you get used to.

I can lift weights every day and I'm not going to look huge, but it's good to get in the weight room every now and then.

My first time at Staples Center - it was a great win, great experience. It was fun to play there - a lot of big games have been played there.

I would love to join Big Blue Nation and play for Coach Calipari at Kentucky, and I would love to join my close friend Michael Porter Jr. and play for coach Cuonzo Martin at Missouri.

I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make the playoffs.

I learned a lot my rookie season - the pace of the game. Playing at the right pace, not 100 miles an hour.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.

If I have a wide open look, I'm going to shoot it.

I learned a lot at Kentucky.

I can play pretty much 1-5.

Personally, I want to win rookie of the year.

My game really complements what the NBA wants - a long guy who can really handle the ball and shoot the ball and make multiple decisions.

Everyone who's great - play any sport, tennis, basketball, football, volleyball, swimming, don't matter, everyone's failed. Everyone's gonna fail. It's how you bounce back.

I'm versatile, so it's easy for me to play any type of game.

That's why I love this game, that's why I play this game, that's the goal. I want to be great.

I love playing away games, love going against people on the road.

I want to win as many games as possible.

It'd be crazy to be an all-time great in New York City. That's a dream come true.

Defensively, I think I'm very versatile, I can guard different positions.

Playing at Kentucky, before 24,000 people, you have to learn how to grow real fast and play under pressure and playing on ESPN with millions of people watching. Right away, you learn how to play under control.

Guys in the league have grown-man strength. They're not going to move off when you bump them. They know your moves and are going to cut them off. You have to be strong and have counters. You have to slow down.

I'm fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.

You come into the NBA, dudes are trying to come after you. You're a rookie. They look at you as fresh meat.

When I was in high school watching college games, I was like 'I can't wait to get to March Madness.'

I found out some of the spots on the floor that I like to shoot - do my little floater shots, my pull-up shots, being able to get all the way to the rim. By me doing that, it's kind of opened up my 3-point shot.

I would love to add to the rich tradition that Duke University holds on and off the court, and play for one of the all time great coaches, Coach K. I would love to go up to Chapel Hill, play for Roy Williams, and chase back-to-back National Championships at North Carolina.

Everyone dreams of playing March Madness and playing in those tournaments, big-time games.

No matter whether you're hurting or it's just a precaution, you gotta eat right, make sure that you're protecting your body because 82 games and all those road trips - it's going to be a lot.

Just to see kids who are inspired by you is an amazing feeling.

That's something I loved growing up - the other team yelling, hyped, student section, all of that gets me going.

You custom make your own car, ain't nobody else driving that.

My family's big on discipline, respect, manners, make sure that we respect our elders. So that's kind of what the military is. You have to say, 'Yes sir,' 'No ma'am,' 'Yes ma'am.' All that stuff. That's kind of the mold my dad has for my brothers and I.

I'm going to have to work it, compete for that starting spot, compete for that job. I'm willing to come in and work, willing to compete and go at people in practice so I can have that ability to start in the starting lineup.

Duke has coached a lot of players who were versatile.

Duke and UNC are great schools.

I like to watch a lot of Kevin Durant, Brandon Ingram and Giannis Antetokounmpo - those tall lanky wings that can handle the ball and shoot it.

I'm going to keep getting better every single year.

I can play really pretty much anywhere on the court.

I'm never going to get down on myself.

There's a lot of people that hate on me, but I'm really willing to prove 'em wrong.

That's kind of what I got in the NBA for. I want to go against superstars that would be a good challenge for me.

I'm nervous before all games, but once I hit that first shot, the jitters go away.