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Last updated on November 24, 2024.
I feel like I can make plays, finish around the rim.
Honestly, I don't really tell the difference whether I'm on the ball or off the ball because I think it is positionless.
Miami is a place that if you like to work, then it's good for you. Because I feel like they hold you to a higher standard.
I plan on being an All Star one day and that's what I'm set to work out to be.
Growing up, I didn't really play in a lot of All-Star games.
I'm just standing behind the Black Lives Matter movement. I stand behind it and support it. And I feel I have a voice and a platform to be able to push it and that's what I'm going to continue to do.
Work hard. Treat everybody with respect. That's really what it comes down to.
Obviously, there's a dream of being one of the best players to ever play.
At Kentucky that was my biggest improvement, being able to guard.
I think I can just bring shooting to stretch the floor.
For me, my friends, my family, myself, we all grew up as Bucks fans just being in the hometown. I think my friends have converted into Miami Heat fans and I've done the same obviously. We're not too big on Milwaukee anymore.
My confidence is just, that's just who I am.
I remember watching when D-Wade and LeBron were here playing for the Heat. I remember watching them play the Lakers with Kobe. So I just was able to watch those games growing up and really watch my favorite players.
Obviously making the adjustment to playing against grown men in the NBA, it's all a learning curve.
I love being in a spot where not only do I expect my own greatness - I'm also part of an organization that expects greatness from me. Or just think of it this way: Would you want to be the dude who lets Pat Riley down?
I just try to continue to get better.
At the end of the day, everybody knows you want to play at the Division I level. But my main goal since I was little was to get to the NBA.
I always was into it, just seeing guys growing up on TV in postgame conferences and seeing how they're dressed, glasses they're wearing. That kind of just always was something that caught my eye. Now I got the opportunity to show off what I wear, so I just try to take advantage of it.
My goal was to get to the NBA.
I love getting everyone involved and making plays.
It was amazing, really a dream come true, to not only get drafted by the Heat, but then also to be here with Pat Riley and the rest of the coaching staff.
I feel like I'm a complete player, on the offensive end for sure.
When you see me play, you're going to see more and more.
Went from Milwaukee, a small town in Milwaukee, to Kentucky. Nobody thought I'd survive there.
I definitely can shoot. I definitely like to talk trash, too.
I'm just trying to go out there and just hoop.
I grew up playing baseball.
I think Kentucky really prepared me for Miami.
I try to prove I'm the best player on the court every time I step out there.
I really like the city. I was able to drive around to see different place and I've been to a few different restaurants. I definitely like it and I'm happy to end up in Miami.
They've really made it so that we can continue our regular lifestyle here in the bubble that we would do in Miami.
I want to write my own story.
Really, whatever the Heat need me to do, I think I can come in and do it. I'm happy to do whatever they need.
Being able to go to Kentucky, they had the right blueprint for me to be able to go to the NBA after one year.
My thing is, I don't want to just be a scorer.
For me, when I look at a guy I can model my game after, I want to make it realistic and something I can chase and something that's reality.
Some nights, I try to play-make and some nights it's my time to be aggressive.
Jimmy Butler is a winner.
I like being in the gym and getting better every day.
Before I left for the bubble, a couple days prior I started taking notes on everything I was doing, how my workouts were and stuff like that. I just did it throughout the bubble. It does help me for sure. It keeps me locked in, just always reminding myself of what I need to do.