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I always thought about the NBA.
I have to go to the NBA and try.
I'm a sportsman, not a political man.
It was always a dream to come to the NBA.
I'm disappointed anytime I don't play well.
I didn't play the No. 4 spot much at all in Europe.
One score makes happy ONE player, one assist makes happy TWO.
My thought is the only way I will have progress is in the NBA.
I am not a prima donna. It's just that I feel cold on the bench.
It feels great to have the chance to play with the Chicago Bulls.
Plenty of times LeBron is mistaken as a point guard, which is awesome.
Everyone has an ego. Even someone that doesn't play one minute has an ego.
Kevin Durant, to me in my personal opinion, is the best player in the NBA.
I have got to stay aggressive. When I have a shot, I have to take that shot.
Maybe two or three years will be enough for me to grow into a good NBA player.
My biggest reason for coming is to prove to myself that I can play in the NBA.
If people say my numbers aren't enough for the Hall of Fame, I'm fine with that.
At least I can say no player got as much attention from the Dream Team as I did.
My uncle was almost hit by a sniper while dropping his son at basketball practice.
I actually played a lot of other sports - table tennis and soccer for a long time.
When the confidence builds it is easier for the player to come into the next game.
I am a basketball player. For me to sit on the bench at 21, 22, not what I wanted.
When my game is going well, everything gets much easier, offensively and defensively.
Those two months I didn't play didn't help me. But injuries are a part of basketball.
When you see me laughing on the court, it means I'm having fun and enjoying the game.
Maybe NBA teams won't want me and maybe I'll play in Europe the last one or two seasons.
It would be nice to play again for a team that has a great chance to win a championship.
Only Vlade Divac go first year he play. The rest of the guys from Europe sit on the bench.
I mean, if you're going to get traded, you're always looking for a good team to play with.
It is a much bigger thing to have a world championship with Chicago than this one in Italy.
I kind of expect that the people wouldn't know me. I know I'm tall and I cannot escape that.
I'm excited to try the NBA. But, for sure, I need time on the court to get used to this style.
I know Steve Kerr well and his basketball IQ is really high. He knows everything about basketball.
I would watch San Antonio play and see plays I recognized from the Russian team, the Yugoslavian team.
I know that three months before the season is not enough to become a good NBA player, but it's a start.
War very strange thing. Not easy, not easy for sure to leave family, friends, even car, house, everything.
It's very tough to build a championship team. It takes time and good players, and you have to get lucky as well.
When I step on the court, it's not just my shot, I'm trying to get better in all aspects of the game, defense, rebounding.
It is nice to start a game and feel the game from the beginning, but I have to pick up the pace when I come off the bench.
Obviously the game is more enjoyable when the ball is shared and everybody looks for each other on both ends of the floor.
Everybody knows the NBA is the top of basketball in the world. The game here is more hard, more physical, faster than in Europe.
I've always said that besides the NBA, the Yugoslavian league and a Russian league were the best basketball leagues in the world.
My choice was either Chicago or Milwaukee. Milwaukee is going with a young team and Chicago is in need of a big guy, so that's it.
When I first started playing, we practiced nine hours a day. Five and a half to six hours of those were working on the fundamentals.
It's not requirement to have a point guard, you can have skill players with 3 or 4 guys on the same team playing multiple positions.
I feel as long as I'm playing productive minutes, I'll play. But if I'm sitting on the bench and not doing anything, then I'll retire.
There's a lot of things in my life that are more important I have to think about than what someone puts in the newspaper, or says on TV.
Money-wise, I was probably the best player in Europe. It was safe where I was in Italy. But I wanted to play in the NBA to see if I could.
Michael will always, to me, be the best player ever. He changed the game. He made it global. Every player today should tip their hat to him.
If you are physically ready to play, it's a matter of confidence. Your confidence goes down when you lose games, when shots are not going in.