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Last updated on November 9, 2024.
I'm realistic. I know there are players out there who are more talented than me.
When you compete you feel as though you can help the team. Win or lose you can have a hand in what happens.
I loved it at Barcelona. My three years there have been such a great experience - the city, the culture, the weather, the food and the friends I made.
There are only a handful of guys in the NBA who are going to be superstars and I think I found a bit of a niche with the Jazz to come off the bench and do what I do.
She's very special and I've learned plenty from being around Renae. She's helped me go up another level in all categories; it's special to watch her because I'm aware of the work she has done.
I wasn't a big fan of school and sitting in class.
Twitter's great because people can say whatever they want, they can feel like they're the biggest hero or they can just be a fan but just settle down, it's ridiculous.
Every team is trying to be the last one standing and we've got goals and things we talk about.
A lot of people don't understand European basketball but people who know the game know how good Europe is.
The NBA isn't the be-all and end-all.
I'm obviously a lot slower than everybody.
I feel like Salt Lake is a home for me now and it's become a home for my family.
When one of your best mates finds out he has cancer and he is going through what he has to go through it's tough.
It's hard to think about the national team when you are with your club side and so invested in your team, your individual self and trying to win a play-off series.
For me, playoffs was always the goal.
It's funny, because not everyone can make the NBA, but timing and being in the right situation is something that can make or break someone or a team.
I think my role on the team is to get other guys involved.
Maybe I am a bad person.
Playing for Australia, if they told me at 36 or 37 or whatever I'm going to be, that I can go to camp and possibly make a fifth Olympics, then why not?
I've always talked on-court and off-court. It's not something tough for me.
You obviously don't want to cross the line of saying things or doing things, but it's a part of the game.
You try and do the best you can whenever you are out there. It's just an individual mindset that when I do get the opportunity then do what I do to help the team.
Guys love having Australians on their rosters. I don't care if you're the number one pick or undrafted, guys love having us around, we work hard, we play hard. It brings a very cool vibe to your team.
I mean, I'm not going to change. I am who I am.
Obviously getting into the AIS and making an NBL team was pretty big, but to be able to step it up another level and play well in my first year, I'm really proud of myself.
It's basketball and there are going to be things that change with who's injured and who isn't or who is playing and who isn't.
The Clippers guys were great. They welcomed me and were really helpful. As a first experience of the NBA, I couldn't have asked for better.
I think it's such an emotional game... I love battling with the other team.
I want to have a stable professional career as possible, which is obviously hard to do.
I've always said that I would love to finish in the NBL. It is where I started, and it would be awesome to finish in front of family and friends.
You can tell when someone's starting to get a little frustrated.
If you hire a coach, I believe you should let them do their job.
Tel Aviv is extremely westernised, it's like a little America.
I'm very lucky what basketball has given me, so I'd love to give back.
It's fun to play when you have a great group of guys.
I'm very good at being able to talk to people and kind of get people off their game.
Growing up I wanted to play for the 36ers more than ever.
Playing pretty big minutes in the playoffs and having career games in the playoffs is something you dream of as a kid but never really think will happen.