Georgios Kalaitzakis | L.A. Clippers | Apr. 10, 2022
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00:00 You can just looking over the games that you've been able to play past three or four games.
00:05 Just what is this opportunity meant to you that it's all come to a close now?
00:09 I mean, it was the last game of the season.
00:13 It was like, as I said, like dream come true for me.
00:16 Come to the Thunder, play in the last four games.
00:19 It was a great opportunity.
00:20 I'm thankful for the Thunder organization that they gave me this opportunity.
00:27 And I got to keep going, got to get better.
00:32 Keep working hard and develop my game.
00:34 You played a lot of minutes over that stretch of games.
00:37 Did you feel like you're able to take steps forward in your game with the amount of minutes
00:40 you were able to play?
00:41 Yeah, of course.
00:42 I think I learned a lot.
00:43 Obviously, you have some players out with injuries.
00:47 And I think we're like six or seven players in every game.
00:53 And I think I learned a lot, obviously.
00:55 And I'm ready for the next step.
00:58 It's going to be a big sum for me.
01:01 And yeah, got to keep going.
01:05 There were some moments out there, things weren't necessarily going your way as a team.
01:11 You and Jalen out there talking, Beat coming over to you and kind of patting you on the
01:15 back.
01:16 What were some of those moments of connection like between you guys?
01:19 Yeah, we were all competing.
01:20 We were trying to win, you know.
01:21 I mean, I love these guys who play together a lot with the blue too.
01:27 So it's like, you know, we play a lot of minutes, like we're tired.
01:34 But it's nothing personal, you know.
01:36 It's like classical world competitors.
01:37 We're all trying to win at the end of the day.
01:39 And yeah, that's it.
01:40 Anybody else in the room?
01:41 Got one.
01:42 Short time with Mark Agnew, what are your impressions of him as a head coach?
01:50 I think he's a great coach.
01:52 He knows a lot about basketball.
01:53 He knows how to put his players in the right position to succeed.
01:59 And I'm thankful for the opportunity that he gave me to play a lot of minutes.
02:04 And I think he's going to be a really good coach in this league.
02:08 They always say he's a players coach.
02:10 What are some examples?
02:11 Of course, of course, of course.
02:12 I mean, he's like, he understands the players pretty well, I think.
02:16 He's always on the players' side, you know, when the things are not good.
02:20 He's always trying to help the players moving forward.
02:22 And I think this is the most important thing as a head coach.
02:25 You have to be on the players' side first.
02:27 And then, you know, so yeah, I think he's doing a pretty good job.
02:32 And as I say, he's going to be a really good coach in this league.
02:36 All right, then we got last question to Christos Salthas.
02:38 Go ahead, Christos.
02:39 Hello, George.
02:40 Congratulations on your first goal.
02:41 Thank you, thank you, thank you.
02:42 Well, first of all, for you to be able to play 41.5 minutes per game in those four games
02:52 with the Thunder, what does it mean for you?
02:54 And how big confidence booster for you is to get better as a player for next season,
03:00 to establish yourself in the NBA?
03:02 I mean, in life, it was like a big confidence boost.
03:09 Going to the summer, I played almost 42 minutes per game.
03:16 And I was trying to make the most of it, you know.
03:19 But as I said, it's going to be a big summer.
03:20 I will try to move forward, work on my body, work on my style, work on everything and just
03:25 try to get better and hopefully going to get a chance in the NBA next year too.
03:32 All right.
03:33 Thanks, GK.
03:34 Appreciate you guys.
03:35 Everyone just is a great team.