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00:00 >> [INAUDIBLE]
00:10 >> No, definitely, I mean,
00:13 everybody's excited to be here.
00:14 I'm super excited to be here.
00:15 I can't wait for camp to start and the season to get going.
00:19 So I'm super excited and I can't wait.
00:21 >> [INAUDIBLE]
00:29 >> Just to keep pushing through
00:34 adversity for me, myself and for the whole team.
00:38 I think we all did a good job of that and just keep fighting.
00:41 No matter who's on the court, no matter who's not on the court,
00:44 we gotta still go out and do a job at the end of the day.
00:46 >> [INAUDIBLE]
00:56 >> Everybody's talented for
01:01 sure, definitely in pickups.
01:08 We've been had some good pickup games, some good practices.
01:10 So everybody's definitely talented, everybody can play and
01:13 I'm just excited that we're all on the same team and
01:15 I can't wait to see what we do together.
01:17 >> It seems like everybody's been back a lot quicker this year than years past.
01:22 I know Miami, Declan Terry and things of that nature, that was helpful.
01:26 But what is it meant to have a lot of the guys back in Charlotte maybe earlier than
01:30 you have in years past?
01:32 >> Well, it's the first time that I've seen it, so I think it's good.
01:34 I mean, it just shows that everybody's locked in and ready to go.
01:37 So everybody's excited for camp and to get the season going.
01:42 >> Did you talk about the venture that you had from [INAUDIBLE] to now in terms
01:47 of defense, how you kind of braced the universal factor of how you guys,
01:52 also to the last year, kind of [INAUDIBLE] defensively type of [INAUDIBLE]
01:57 >> Well, I think for me,
02:00 my rookie year was just learning the concept of NBA defense and all that type
02:04 of stuff and now it's just basically just going off personnel and finding what
02:09 players like to do and what they don't like to do and
02:12 just forcing them into doing things they don't like to do.
02:14 >> You talked about working on your mid-range game the last time we saw you,
02:19 but also your floater game last season went up tremendously.
02:21 Two part question, how would you assess your floater game?
02:24 And number two, because you spend a lot of time outside behind the yard,
02:28 how do you envision getting to those spots in the mid-range within the offense?
02:33 >> For me, my floater game is just, for me, is just being comfortable and
02:36 touching, just working on that.
02:37 I feel like I'm a good enough shooter that guys have to close out to me.
02:41 So I'm gonna be able to get by people pretty easily and
02:44 just get to open mid-range or open floor whenever.
02:46 So for me, it's just reading the defense and figure out which shot I can take.
02:50 >> What is the next step for you?
02:53 What is the next step?
02:57 >> I wanna have career highs this year and everything as well too.
03:03 I just wanna be more consistent each and every night and
03:06 just be able to be dependable and just be out there each and every game.
03:10 >> [INAUDIBLE]
03:20 >> Well, everybody knows at the end of the day,
03:28 the goal here is the playoffs.
03:29 And I feel like we have a talent this year and for
03:32 us it's just been able to be in here and be on the same page and we're there now.
03:36 So for us, we just have to come in each and every day with the same mentality.
03:39 I feel like guys have been doing that.
03:41 >> [INAUDIBLE]
03:51 >> I just need to get my rebounding numbers up.
04:06 At the end of the day, I feel like defensively,
04:08 I can pretty much do anything on the floor.
04:10 So just being versatile and just standing in a good stance and
04:13 just making people take bad shots.
04:15 >> [INAUDIBLE]
04:25 >> He's a great player.
04:33 I feel like his game really translates well in our league.
04:36 And I feel like you can pretty much do everything on the floor offensively and
04:40 also defensively.
04:41 He has good size, good frame, he can shoot the ball and dribble, can pass.
04:44 So there's not a lot of things he can't do on the court, honestly.
04:48 So I'm just excited to see him out there and
04:50 excited to see how he progresses with his career.
04:52 >> [INAUDIBLE]
05:01 >> I think it's cool.
05:02 I mean, just to have Mr. Beast on our jerseys, I think it's pretty cool,
05:07 honestly.
05:07 >> Have you tried them?
05:09 >> No, I've never tried them.
05:10 So today will be my first time trying them.
05:12 So I'll let y'all know after, for sure.
05:14 [LAUGH]
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05:22 Thank you.
05:22 >> You're welcome.
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