NBA teams like to see guys who can help a team win a game in a lot of fashions.

I've learned to go out and focus on what I can control, like how hard I work and my attitude and whether I'm happy or not. I've really tried to focus on those things.

There are so many things that you have no control over: whether you play or not, whether you get traded or not, or whether you get waived or not.

Once you get out there and start playing basketball, whether the NBA or college or whatever arena you are playing in or who you are playing in front of, the juices start going, and you want to just go out there and play to the best of your abilities.

There are certain times when I was younger, I was occasionally more passive.

I want to be a part of a winning culture.

I know what it takes to win, and I've helped lead teams to winning cultures.

I like to get the ball in transition and go and everything, but I'm also not as dependent on having the ball all the time as I was maybe in college and when I first got to the NBA.

I've always been pretty confident in my abilities to play the game and that if I get an opportunity to play consistently and be a part of team, then I feel like I've always been able to produce.

It's hard to speculate, but it was tough when coach Paul Westphal drafted me and wanted me there and then got fired two weeks into my rookie year.

A lot of NBA guys translate well when going to China because they're expected to score the basketball, while sometimes in Europe, you've got to fit into a system and not get as many opportunities to be ball dominant.

I've really grown as a player, becoming versatile, able to do multiple things offensively.

My senior year was crazy, and that summer was definitely life-changing and a lot different than what I was used to, and with that comes a lot of critique.

I realize I have to continue to work on defense. I think a lot of people have to work on defense.

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.

I've got to continue to work on everything.

It's a game that I love and I want to continue to play. I know that I'll have a job somewhere. You've just got to go out there and put your best foot forward.

There's a lot of guys in the NBA; it's about finding the right fit, a coach that has some trust in you that will play you night in and night out, consistently. Trying to find a right fit is the tough part.

Everybody wants to be in the NBA. That's the whole goal. I'm no different than that.

You've just got to stay grounded, keep your head down, keep pushing and, when someone does call and wants you, be ready for your opportunity.

To be in the All-Star Weekend is something that's special.

I love Justin Bieber, love Drake.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

I try to stay grounded.