Jahlil Okafor Quotes

When I'm in the pick-and-roll, I'm looking to be a playmaker first and to score second. When I'm playing off the ball and I catch the ball, I'm looking to be a scorer first and a playmaker second.

I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

I can score the ball a little bit. But sometimes I put myself in a bind.

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

My game is based on improvisation. Often, a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to decide whether to dribble, shoot or pass to the right or left. It is instinct that gives the orders.

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

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

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

I had a two-dribble limit.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.

I have no handles, I'm no point guard.

I'm always open. As soon as I cross the half-court line, I'm open.

I regret that I never learned how to play on the perimeter.

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

When a coach tells you to shoot the ball, it's like a green light for you. You can't want that more than anything. But the catch is you got to be good enough to know that when you're not open, you gotta pass.

Guys telling you to shoot it when you're open - you have nothing else to think about, but if you're open or not. That's it. As soon as you catch it, you let it fly.

I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

Basketball is basketball, so from a strategic standpoint, having a players' perspective is valuable.

I can play really pretty much anywhere on the court.

I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?