Quotes from D'Angelo Russell

I just know what I'm capable of. When I don't do it, you can always throw the excuse - you're young, it's a process, this and that - but I know what I can do. Just staying patient and just keep putting in hard work and keep God first and the sky is the limit.

It's almost like going to high school before you got to go to college. You felt a little bit better before you got to college. That's how I feel about Brooklyn.

I am tired of talking about what I do or what I am going to do.

I think I created my own narrative, being a guy who kind of got chewed up and put through the grinder and coming out on top.

As far as coming out on top with the right mentality and it molding you into the best human being you can be, I think that's what Brooklyn did for me. I became an All-Star, I got to touch the playoffs. To get a piece of that, I'm forever thankful.

Coach Matta recruited me the best, I had a close relationship with him immediately and I saw a great opportunity at Ohio State. Sometimes it's just that simple.

Yeah, I consider myself an unpredictable player. A player that's flashy here and there and then is maybe conservative here and there and I think when it comes to dressing, it's me figuring out that balance of when to be flashy or when to be super simple with maybe flashy shoes.

Guys that get that second year under their belt, get the first year under your belt, you come back with a different swag and a different confidence, a different pace to your game. You can showcase what you've been working throughout the summer.

I knew I wasn't going back to Brooklyn... I never knew exactly. I just kinda - you work with these guys every day. You see the same players, you see the same coaching staff, you see the same trainers every day. So when they start to act a little different, you recognize it... I could feel it.

I'll adapt to any situation. I've been adapting to different situations my whole life.

I did my first winter in New York and that was tough. So to get the opportunity to go somewhere where it's warm again, I think that played a major part in my plan.

I appreciate the city of New York just embracing me, and Brooklyn in general.

I got the chance to experience the full effect of New York and win in New York. There's nothing better.

My dad is one of the smartest guys I know.

Everyone in the league has a journey or a legacy, whether you're in the league for five years or you're in the league for one year.

I can't imagine being in an All-Star Game, knowing that you're among some of the best of the best.

I want to be me - and people know it's me. I don't want: 'He's trying to act like Kobe' or 'His answers are like something Kobe would've said.' Nah. If it's me, I'm going to say it.

Kobe was a legend.

I'm a dog lover - I've had them since I was younger.

I didn't know what it meant or what it took to be healthy and be prepared for 82-plus games... Injuries come with sports. I know that. But you can be prepared, get your body as prepared as it can be through practice and weights.

The older you get, the more you start to understand your body, so I try to just focus on my body every summer.

I'm the best player in the draft. I truly feel that way. But I feel like you can ask anybody in the draft and they would have said the same thing. I just feel like I showcased it on many levels and I was put through so many different scenarios where I had to make the best out of it. And I had a lot of success with it.

If I've lost anyone's trust, I'm going to work my tail off to get it back.

The Lakers fanbase is enormous. Getting the fans on our side is a huge advantage for us.