Oh, my dad listens to a lot of 2Pac, Ice Cube and WC. That's what he was listening to a lot when we were growing up. He's always been a fan of hip-hop.

Growing up, a lot of my shots came off of me dribbling and shooting it.

It is a team game, we all play for each other; obviously we win and lose as a team, but I like to take the blame when we lose.

I remember going to pre-school, you know, rolling out in the Suburban and my dad bumping all types of rap, so he introduced me to it and from there I just loved it ever since.

When I was little I definitely listened to a lot of DMX and 50 Cent. Those were probably the two main rappers I was listening to when I was young, but my favorite rapper has always been Lil Wayne.

It starts the fast-break a lot easier when I get the ball. I don't have to wait for big men to give me it. Just get it and go.

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

I was kind of forced to rebound at a young age. I was usually at the back in the press of the 2-3 zone, because my brothers were smaller than me. So I usually got most of the rebounds.

Real hip-hop is Migos, Future.

I've been shooting all my life.

I can shoot.

It's my life, it's up to me what I want to do with it. And I'm realizing that.

You've never seen anyone shoot it like me. It comes off the left side. I don't know. I don't know. It still spins the right way.

I just go out there and play basketball.

If you mention the Lakers, you think about Kobe.

I know who I am. People who know me know who I am. That's all that matters.

Obviously, I want to be an All-Star.

I'm from here, so I know how it is playing in L.A. If you're winning, they love you. If not, they'll find someone else to do the job.

Obviously you have LeBron, the best player in the world, all the attention is on him. A lot of the wins and losses are targeted towards him.

My dad had me start lifting weights at 12, and for me it was fun.

Actually, I've always been kind of a leader, and it's kind of just stuck with me throughout my whole career.

It helps me get rebounds, I can see over the defense pretty easily, and yeah, I thank God he blessed me with height.

I don't like to do a lot of talking.

People are kind of used to me shooting.

That's what happens when you play in L.A. Everybody expects you to do well.

Getting on fast-breaks, you don't do that when you let a team shoot 20 free throws in one quarter.

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

We're competitors.

Obviously if your head coach expects more of you, you bring it to the table.

I don't like losing.

It gets frustrating when you play basketball for your whole life and then it gets taken from you for a little bit.

Melo has a chance to be a better player than me, for sure. I feel at the same age, he's better than me. In real time, I don't think he's better than me. But I'm the big brother so I'm always going to have that edge over him.

My family's always going to be together.

Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.

I just live in the moment.

A lot of people label me as not a defender for some reason. I don't know why.

There's no off nights. When you think it's an off night, it's not.

I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.

Everyone has talent in the league.

I tell everybody take it one game at a time.

You can lose any night.

It's my life, my career. I'm making all the decisions now.

I got no problem with Nas.

Ain't nobody bumping Nas no more, no disrespect to him. He had his time.

Future put out nine projects in a row that's all hits. 'Dirty Sprite 2' is one of the best albums ever.

56 Nights' one of the best mixtapes ever.

Don't nobody listen to Nas anymore.

I write when I get bored, when I have nothing to do.

I got a close friend who raps.

I know that everything my dad made me do made me better.