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" I see the game differently than some guys. I'm always reading the next move. "

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" I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles. "

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" When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

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" You've just got to earn my respect. "

" You couldn't play if you weren't tough. You'd get bullied. Everybody who comes through the Civitan Recreation Center has to be tough. It's what we breed. "

" In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake. "

" If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work. "

" I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal. "

" What's my status? I'm just a guy from Saginaw, Michigan, trying to make it. But you know, pretty nice crib. "

" My uncle, my dad always made sure I had guard skills. But as far as defending everybody, that wasn't really my mindset until my rookie year. "

" A person who can go out and get 40 is going to get a lot more respect than somebody who goes out and holds somebody to two points. It's just the nature of the game. It doesn't bother me. "

" It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life. "

" My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me. "

" Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don't know if it's the weather or the hard times. It's like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough. "

" Become a good all-around human being. "

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" I've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles. "

" Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot. "

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" Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting. "

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" The fans at Quicken Loans Arena are pretty hostile. They say nasty things. "

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" If you put junk into your body, your body is going to give you junk results. "