Masai Ujiri Quotes

I always had a dream to someday own an NBA team.

I'm going to continue to see my friends who coach in the NBA and see my former players who play in the NBA. I'm going to continue to go to games.

My signing of Derrick Rose was like anything in life, I think it was just luck. I played in Chicago. Derrick is from Chicago.

I think it is inevitable that I'll be coaching or be a GM.

There are more second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and so on in the big leagues than first-round picks.

I've done a lot of the NBA programs in the Philippines and other places in South Florida. But I've always wanted to be a part of BWB in Africa.

I always wanted to play with Kobe Bryant. I used to tease him all the time. Every time I was a free agent, I was like, 'What's up, bro? You got a chance to get the pit that you need. You feel me? This is your chance.'

Ever since I was a young kid, I've been playing for an academy with scouts all over the world that are looking for top players to come in.

At the end of the day, I looked at my options. I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to pursue my dream. It was my choice. But sometimes, just for fun, I think about how it would've been if I'd stayed in college.

I want to be drafted to a team that knows exactly what they're getting.

How did Mike Bibby get on the team? Any Cub Scout with Boy Scouts can do Boy Scoutish things. When Bibby was in the Cub Scouts, he was a Cub Scout. When he was with Vancouver, nobody heard about him. Now that he's with Sacramento... he's on the team. I ain't going.

The NBA is my history.

I think every NBA player is trying to prove himself every day.

I would never let myself go back there to play another 82-game season in Seattle. I think the team deserves better and the fans deserve better.

The baseball draft is very different from the NBA or the NFL.

I went to a Bulls game when it was still in Chicago Stadium before they built the United Center.

I enjoy watching Gregg Popovich-coached teams.

I want to be the next Paul Pierce.

I like to watch the NBA.

I'm good friends with Tim Duncan.

My dream is to play in the NBA.

I want to go to the NBA and be an All-Star, to be honest with you.

I think I bring a good perspective because I did a lot of things in the NFL - player, head coach, assistant and scout.

I've been watching Kobe ever since I can remember.

We knew the European players that went to the NBA and had great careers, and we knew the ones that went and had terrible careers or finished early. We were prepared for a lot of criticism.