To be honest with you, I always thought I was going to be in the NBA.
For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.
Now, is Lil B jealous of Kevin Durant on the basketball court? Hmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I love basketball. Do I wish I could play in front of all those people everyday, all day? Of course. I love basketball.
If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.
I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to be happy with.
The NBA is kind of where I've grown up, coming out of high school at 18.
Growing up, I always dreamed of winning an NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was something that never crossed my mind.
If someone were to ask me before I made the NBA, you going to have to go through all this, you're going to have to sign your soul away to play in the league, I still would have done it.
If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.
At first, I was thinking about just getting to the NBA, just watching the NBA, being one of the All-Stars in the NBA.
I always said in my mind I wanted to be an All-Star and show four-year guys in the NBA can be good players as opposed to just one-and-done guys. If I left after my freshman year, I wouldn't have gotten drafted, I probably couldn't deal with D-League and travel on the bus.
I've always been a basketball player. My earliest memories are of playing basketball. I was born playing it. It's why I'm so comfortable on the floor.
I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.
I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'
My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.
I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.
I went into the military because I didn't get a scholarship, a basketball scholarship I thought that I would get.
It's been a dream come true, you know, just making it to the NBA and being drafted by a great franchise like Boston.
What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.
I was in school to play basketball; I wasn't trying to be a doctor. It's hard to talk about the NCAA rules and everything that happened in the past because I've just been focused on practicing and getting ready... I was trying to reach my dreams, and that's to play in the NBA.
As I grew older, it wasn't just to be in the NBA. The dream was to be successful in the NBA.
As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.
When I first went to Stevens Point, I never thought I'd ever be close to the NBA. I didn't even think about the NBA. The big start for me was making it to the final cut for the Olympic team, and I was the only one who was going to be back for my senior year of college.
I knew I could hang on in the NBA, but I wasn't going to play.
Having my name called to be the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing. Having all that confidence and leading up to that point when I saw Adam Silver come out, I was just waiting for my name, and when he called it, my mind went blank.
