He tried to wait as long as he could for an NBA call-up and continued to turn down different offers (overseas), so I advised him to go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity, then be ready for the NBA camps.

He's one of the best players in the NBA. You have to take your hat off to him the way he carries his team.

I'm excited. Humbled. Truly appreciative.

We had the game. We had it in our pocket and gave it to them. Maybe we were confident. Maybe we thought we were going to win. But it's just an example of how much pride these guys have, especially the opposing team.

From Day 1, my whole priority and my objective is to get these guys into situations where they can get some money out of this game. I'm not going to hold any of 'em back at all.

Like I told the guys, we're here now. Might as well go for it all. Continue to play at your high level and we have an opportunity to beat any team in this league.