It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.

The game is about making the right decisions.

A Final Four would be pretty amazing.

I don't play for the attention; I work on my skills every day so I can go out and play my role to the fullest to help the team win. That's my No. 1 goal when I step on the court.

People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.

My older brother was always in the gym, and I saw how hard he worked. Around middle school, I was in there with him, and I started to love it. But it wasn't like I had a basketball in my hand at age 2.

Playing four years of college, you learn a lot; you learn more about yourself than anything.

Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better.

My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.

I want to play for a team that has a strong defensive reputation. One that relies on a system and where assists are valued. And a team that needs what I do - making other guys better, leading a team, being a defensive stopper every night. I want to be a good fit.

I was thinking about the NBA after my fourth year, but I also realized I could get my master's paid for and have another year on the court to raise my draft stock even higher. I felt if I could do those things, I could have my cake and eat it, too.

Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change.

I don't let people score on me. I think that's my biggest asset.

I pride myself on what I do every night. I pride myself on my work ethic and how I carry myself. I want to be mature in my approach but focused and disciplined.

A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.

When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.

When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.

I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play.

I just go out there to show them I'm going to play the right way regardless of what position or what situation I'm in.

I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am.

Who I am is a guy who's going to do whatever the team needs.

I don't pay attention to accolades or any of that stuff because I think it can serve as a distraction, so for me, I just focus on winning games, trying to make the playoffs.

I think we live in a country where we go overseas, and we fight other people's wars, and we fight terrorism overseas internationally, but we don't want to fully acknowledge the terrorism that goes on domestically.

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood the depth, character, and stability you need to go through racism. She taught me not to accept it to but deal with it and be better than it.