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" I want to do something different in this league, even as a rookie. "

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" I want people to say that I'm something new, something different. Something they've never seen before. "

" Rod Strickland has been influential. He gives me a lot of advice, good and bad games; he is someone I really look up to a lot. "

" Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would become a constant topic for national television and radio shows - never mind mentioned by some of the country's most respected journalists. "

" My hair is different than a lot of people's. I like my hair. I like the fade. I like the little design I have. I'm cool with it. Obviously my hair is thin on top, so it looks like a bald spot, but I really could care less. "

" I'm just trying to be the best version of Trey Young. "

" I think I can pretty much do it all for a team. And I'm looking forward to whatever team I go to, making a huge impact. "

Looking Forward

" When you're around somebody all the time, you butt heads every now and then. That's what happens in every family. "

" I think my ability coming into the NBA is going to make it that much easier for me with the space and the different type of players here. I think just by the spacing alone is going to make my game that much easier and that much better for my teammates. "

" I just hope I get picked by the right team and the team that really wants me and a team where I can help and take it to the next level. "

" To me, I'll always be the skinny, 5-foot-6 eighth-grader on the YMCA court, trying to get grown men to choose me for pickup games. It wasn't always easy. And that's what drives me. "

" If you ask the guys I played with when I was little, they'll all tell you the same thing. All I did was catch and shoot. I didn't do anything else. "

" I'm excited about getting the opportunity to show people that I can play defense. "

" My favorite player growing up was Steve Nash, so that's been a guy I look up to and a guy I've gotten to talk to a few times, too. "

" I think people get caught up a little bit in the fact of finding things that people can't do instead of looking at the things that the player can do. "

" I just try and make the right play. It led to me leading the country in points and assists. "

" I love when people try to be physical with me. They think that's the way to try to guard me and to get physical with me. I use that to my advantage. "

" I've played a lot of basketball during my life - and it's not always been good. "

" Not a lot of people take advantage of that opportunity of being different. A lot of kids that are highly touted coming out of high school, like, doing the traditional thing and going to the blue bloods and all that, but I was always different growing up. "

" I'll never regret a moment I spent at the University of Oklahoma or my decision to stay home and become a Sooner for life. "

" Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry? "

" One of my dreams was being called a 'Diaper Dandy' by Dick Vitale. He calls me that all the time now. It's surreal. "

" I know what I need to work on, and I know what I need to prove and to show, and that's all that matters. "

" I'm glad people get excited watching me play. Hopefully I show them something new each time I step on the court. "

" People keep asking me if I feel pressure. But I don't feel pressure. I realize there's a lot on my plate, a lot of expectations for me to come in and win and do certain things. But I'm just playing the way I always have. "

" I remember me being that kid growing up. Me being the kid that grew up going to games and being a ball boy and wanting a high five from Blake Griffin or the other players. "

" I feel my overall skill set, my ability to make players around me better, and my ability to help my team win is unique. "

" That's the nature of basketball. You gotta go out there and compete. "

" I would love playing with a guy like Porzingis who can score, stretch the floor, who can do a lot, a lot of different things. But I could see myself doing some pretty good things with other teams, too. "

" I'm actually enjoying attention. Who wouldn't? "