I'm going to try to help Jason as much as possible. He has never had a guy like me to guide him. When I come into camp, I'm going to try to help him. I'm not going to try to beat him up or beat him down.

We're very close, and when he steps up for me like that, it's hard to tell him no.

We want to win basketball games, and not let our egos get in the way. Everybody on this team has, at one point, been a star or a starter or a bigger part of their team. ... We have to understand that we are talking about wins, not who is going to have the points.

George said I needed to start giving him something special,

It felt good to come out and get a welcome like that, ... It makes you feel like you?re at home.

We've got to expect a war. Everybody's overlooking this team, but this is a very good team.