“The one thing that has continued to motivate me was we had a film session after we worked out with all of the guys. Kobe pulled a clip up of me. He called me a modern-day stretch four … and used a clip of me popping and knocking down a trey ball. He said my name, and that shit motivated me like no other. Not to say that Kobe didn’t know who I was, but the fact that he was using me as an example of a modern-day player and what they do, that gave me so much satisfaction to know that … my favorite player ever likes my game, understands it and can analyze my game. It was simply amazing. I just wanted to be better after that. Kobe called me a modern-day stretch four, and I’ll never forget that shit. It motivated me to keep working harder no matter what.”