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.
I still can't believe I'm even in the NBA. Me? Hah.
What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.
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.
Everybody would love to be able to be great and make it to the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie. I mean, that is everybody's goal.
I am used to the hype because I played in the NBA.
You never think that you're going to be in the NBA but be an All-Star as well.
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
I think everybody's goal is to make the NBA. My goal is to be a star.
Being from Flint, especially in the basketball community, is a big deal. Basketball in Flint, you're pretty much like a god there if you play college basketball or are lucky enough to make it to the NBA.
Everybody wants to be in the NBA. That's the whole goal. I'm no different than that.
I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.
The whole basketball world, it's a fantasy and it's short-lived.
