Lonzo Ball Quotes

I can shoot, or I can roll, I can finish inside, I can take two-point shots, I can switch on defence and I can protect the paint.

I love playing center.

I'm just a basketball player. There's so much I can do on the floor.

On the court, I want to try and get to the free-throw line a little more. And as a point guard, you can always get better at your decision-making and limiting your mistakes.

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.

Center is a very tough position to play.

Of course I love basketball.

I was never a great screen and roller, obviously.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

I guess I get the most notoriety from my shooting. But I like passing and movement, making the game easy.

If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

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.

We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.

When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.

Call me whatever you want, but I'm eventually going to play like a power forward.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

I'm a pretty good free-throw shooter, so getting fouled is a good thing.