Quotes from Ivica Zubac

Sometimes I go to the pool. With the pool, sometimes it's for recovery. I go with Joakim Noah because he's a big pool guy.

I do a better job of standing in front of the guards than I used to. I can take it to a higher level as far as reading the offenses, reading where all of our guys are, so I can get into the right position.

I was hoping to workout with Kareem on a daily basis. After that first workout, I never got a chance.

I first started playing when we moved from my first house to a house that had a hoop out in front. Every day, I was in front of the basket shooting balls. The basket was regular height, and I was about 5 years old.

Houses with courts and gyms are super expensive. Not a lot of players can afford that. I know it sounds crazy to say an NBA player can't afford that, but that's how it is in L.A.

When I was like 19 1/2, people were like, 'He should go back to Europe.' People are impatient.

We went to SpaceX to talk to Elon Musk, that was cool. He gave us the tour. We couldn't film it or anything. There were rockets, it was impressive. It was a lot of cool stuff.

I would love to be trained by Kareem. That's a GOAT.

I work out at least six days a week.

I learned how to cook, how to iron clothes. That really helped me be more mature than guys who are my age.

I can do the Sky Hook, but I'm not confident with it.

It's the NBA, arenas almost always sold out. When I played back in Europe, there would be some games with 50-100 people in the crowd, so it would be pretty much empty.

I always was a fan of the Lakers.

I was taught to hate the Clippers, you know, since I was with the Lakers. So, I never liked the Clippers before. But since coming over here, it's been amazing.

In my two and a half years with the Lakers, I didn't win much games.

It was always my dream to play in the NBA, especially for the Lakers because they're the greatest franchise ever.

I was really mad until the 23rd pick and I wasn't selected and my agent told me, 'If nobody selects you, you're going to the Lakers.' So I was hoping to not go in the first round of the draft.

When you're not getting minutes, you're doubting every shot you take.

A bunch of fans have come up to me and they say, 'Why did we trade you? The Lakers front office did the biggest mistake.' Everyone's like, 'We miss you.'

It's good to have someone who speaks your own language just to get your mind off of basketball.

I had to move out when I was 14 and live by myself in the capital of Croatia. That's when it got a little serious. From there, I played on the Croatian national team.

You start learning English in fifth grade. I was 12. But even before then I was listening to American music. My neighbor was a really big hip-hop fan, so he taught me everything around hip-hop.

I just turn on the TV and watch whatever is on, like 'Star Wars' or 'Lord of the Rings.'

My role is to be a roller, offensive rebounder, set the screens and roll hard and play defense.