-"I was feeling pretty good last night."

-"I'm going to be ready whenever my name gets called"

-"This time last year I was getting ready for my senior prom and making plans to leave for Louisville."

-"I changed my plans after talking it over with family. I had 3 options: college, prep school, and the NBA. I said, why not go to the NBA?"

-"I sit back and watch what these guys (his teamates) do every day, and put that stuff away."

-"I'm a young guy. My job is to bring energy every minute I'm on the floor, and play hard every second."

-I'm learning 3 positions. In HS I was a 4/5, in the NBA I'm playing a lot of 3, so I'm learning a lot from watching Tayshaun."

-"Of course you go through the rookie stuff here (carry bags/get doughnuts), but theyre cool here. They treat you like family.

-"I get doughnuts every morning and set them down on the table for everyone. Thats my job"

-"I have my mom out here living with me to help me with this transition."

-"No idea how much I'm going to play (tomorrow), but I'm going to be ready whenever they call my name."

I listened to it as well. He seemed like he has a good head on his shoulders. Only thing I didn't get is why they kept talking about him maybe being a reason why they traded Darko. Darko is a C/PF and Amir is a SF/PF. Maxiel could be a reason they moved Darko, but not Amir.

Darko's a PF/C who wanted to be a PF/SF.

Darko's a PF/C who wanted to be a PF/SF.
Funny thing is that he's too slow for such and cant dribble that well at all. but he looked better handling the ball in europe. maybe the american air took away his powers of ballhandling.

...and we drafted Maxiell, a SF/PF that wants to play center...

maxiell at SF doesnt happen unless he loses some weight. he's wider and slower than he was in college. but a monster going to the hole because of it.