00:00Well, my friend, tell me, if I'm not wrong, you are the youngest one in the Knicks, right?
00:05Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:06Can you believe you are playing the NBA Finals?
00:09Yeah, I can believe it now.
00:11I'm very, very locked in on what we have to accomplish.
00:15You know, it's a big moment for the organization, for the city.
00:18It's been a minute, so, yeah, very focused on what we've got to do.
00:23What is your very first memory of the Finals?
00:26I mean, the moment that you say, probably your first time in front of a screen watching the Finals,
00:31because probably it was two years ago, maybe.
00:34My very first time watching the game, for real.
00:37It's funny, because it was San Antonio in 2014, I think, against Miami.
00:42But the one I remember the most is 2016, the Cavs and the Warriors.
00:47I was 11, so.
00:50Yeah, super young.
00:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:52That's the first memory I have, yeah.
00:53Tell me, I feel you were lucky, because of the 4-0 and 4-0 with Philly,
00:59because obviously you could play more minutes.
01:02Yeah.
01:02Tell me about that experience and that opportunity to,
01:04because maybe in another series you will be in the whole game in advance,
01:08but you could have that opportunity.
01:10Yeah, no, it was nice to, it's always nice to have opportunities on the court, you know,
01:15trying to make the best out of it, give my everything, and it's still a playoff game,
01:19so, you know, it's national TV, you know, we've got to be locked in when you get in.
01:25That's how it is.
01:26Nice.
01:27And what the team can do during nine days?
01:30Resting?
01:31Nine days?
01:31Working?
01:33Resting the first day, second day, maybe.
01:37But after that, I think it's good to get a feel for the ball, you know, and get some shots
01:42up.
01:43Do you feel it can be a factor for the first game, that they are coming in a competitive way
01:48and you're resting?
01:49I feel like I can be a factor even on the bench, you know, just rooting for the guys, cheering
01:53for them.
01:54You know, we need good vibes, we need good energy.
01:57We're going to have tough moments, good moments, just need someone to be positive all throughout the series.
02:05Okay.
02:06I want to ask you about your teammates.
02:10Roy, you are learning a lot about guys like Jalen, like Joss, like that chemistry, that experience.
02:17Tell me about Roy, the biggest learning for you this year.
02:21I had a lot of learning experiences, but I think I learned a lot with Mikael, because he's someone that
02:33never missed a game.
02:34So, very professional, you know, has a lot of routine and know how to take care of the body.
02:40And I'm young, so there's still something I'm learning, you know, how to do, like, consistently.
02:46And, yeah, just being consistent in what I do, I learned that about, I feel like I've seen that in
02:53every vet we have.
02:55JB, Mikael, Kat, Josh, all these guys, you know, they come in every single day and put the same work
03:02in that they put in the last day.
03:05So, yeah.
03:05Mm-hmm.
03:06And, obviously, you are friends, so a lot of people will ask you about Wemby.
03:11If you didn't do it yet.
03:13Tell me about the feeling that you are, that's happening in France right now with this guy, because it's incredible
03:20what he's doing.
03:21No, it's incredible.
03:22You know, he's a smart guy, works hard, everybody knows it.
03:27He's a leader and he's very young, so that's rare at this age.
03:32So, yeah, he's ahead of his time for sure.
03:34And, you know, we're proud as a country to have him.
03:38He's a great player, but, obviously, we're going to have to play against him.
03:43And we're going to make the most out of him, and we're going to make sure we, you know, we're
03:48aggressive and physical.
03:49You feel like it's possible to stop him?
03:52I mean, no, I definitely feel like it's possible.
03:55Do you know how to do it, because maybe you know him better than most of your teammates?
04:00With a player with his height and his IQ, the only way you can beat him is by being physical.
04:06And I think everybody knows that.
04:08We've seen that in the playoffs.
04:09That's what everybody's trying to do.
04:11So, yeah, being physical we have for sure.
04:14Nice.
04:14Nice.
04:14Nice.
04:14Nice.
04:14Nice.
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