It's hard to be so mentally competitive and when you're not competing you try to turn it off but it doesn't work like that. I don't think you can just turn it off, I think you still find ways to be competitive - if it's playing a video game, if it's playing cards.

I'm a dog lover - I've had them since I was younger.

It can be easy to just be a professional half the time, and you may see half the results, but when you're consistent, you can see your full results and you can pan out to be who you want to be year by year.

I hired a full-time chef, so I wasn't taking that time to order pizzas or eat Wild Wings or stuff like that. I travel somewhere, I'm gone for a long period, I have a chef. I think that elevated my game.

I'm part-time vegan. I try to be vegan when I can. But I dip and dive in everywhere.

I wing my style. I think it's definitely something on how you feel, the weather, that plays a part.

If you have your own taste, you know what looks right and what looks good on you versus someone kind of telling you what looks good on you.

Yeah, I consider myself an unpredictable player. A player that's flashy here and there and then is maybe conservative here and there and I think when it comes to dressing, it's me figuring out that balance of when to be flashy or when to be super simple with maybe flashy shoes.

You look good. You play good. That's a true statement.

I want to be me - and people know it's me. I don't want: 'He's trying to act like Kobe' or 'His answers are like something Kobe would've said.' Nah. If it's me, I'm going to say it.

I always had the confidence. The platform, guys getting injured and giving me multiple opportunities, that has allowed me to showcase it.

It's always good to be a trendsetter.

I wasn't really a fashionable guy in high school.

It's hard to come off the bench and be ready all the time.

I can't be funny, goofy, happy go lucky all the time.

There's a lot of spoiled Lakers fans.

I want to learn how to stick around this league. I don't think there's a cheat code to it. But the sooner you find it out, the better you'll be.

If I miss 20 in a row and coach tells me to keep shooting, that's what I'm going to do.

Everyone in the league has a journey or a legacy, whether you're in the league for five years or you're in the league for one year.

I consider myself a trendsetter.

There is a lot of extra energy with being in a Lakers uniform.

It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.

When you're not the Steph Currys or the Kyrie Irvings of the league, long-term promises are irrelevant.

When I was in L.A., the structure wasn't up to par as I wanted it to be.

I can control how much work I put in for me to be consistent.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

No matter what the circumstances, you always enjoy being around guys that you bond with, win, lose, whatever it may be.

You always can count on New York fans to be there.

When a coach tells you to shoot the ball, it's like a green light for you. You can't want that more than anything. But the catch is you got to be good enough to know that when you're not open, you gotta pass.

I liked Cleveland, they got so much heart in that arena.

I'm the weirdest alien on this planet. I don't do anything by routine.

If you save your money right, you can have what you want.

I hate talking to media. I hate it, man. You have to. But it's crazy. I thought there were only two things in this world that you had to do, and that was die and pay taxes. Now I know that you've got to talk to media. And I hate it.

I got ice in my veins!

I am comfortable with being uncomfortable.

A lot of teams - they want a point guard and I am bouncing around, why not put me in those talks and try to get me?

That's my ultimate goal, just being a part of something special.

Yeah, once you get a taste of the playoffs - I couldn't imagine not making it back to the playoffs. Give credit to LeBron and those guys who do it so many consecutive years.

When it comes to basketball you always want to put the ball in the hole. You want to get as consistent and get that muscle memory right and be consistent.

I take pride in creating genuine relationships with people that genuinely care about you.

I understand every piece of business in this league.

I'm playing against my peers, and if my peers respect me, that's all I can ask for.

If I've lost anyone's trust, I'm going to work my tail off to get it back.

Guys that get that second year under their belt, get the first year under your belt, you come back with a different swag and a different confidence, a different pace to your game. You can showcase what you've been working throughout the summer.

Every year you want to keep elevating you. And that's what I want to do.

I just really try to model my game after Steph Curry.

I'm the best player in the draft. I truly feel that way. But I feel like you can ask anybody in the draft and they would have said the same thing. I just feel like I showcased it on many levels and I was put through so many different scenarios where I had to make the best out of it. And I had a lot of success with it.

I did my first winter in New York and that was tough. So to get the opportunity to go somewhere where it's warm again, I think that played a major part in my plan.

I think I created my own narrative, being a guy who kind of got chewed up and put through the grinder and coming out on top.

I appreciate the city of New York just embracing me, and Brooklyn in general.