On his first impression of joining the Grizzlies:
"Being a Cali kid, too, but actually being in Tennessee for four years, getting to know a lot of the people today and getting to talk to them, it was very family-oriented. I think that's important for me. It's not transactional. That's a big deal in player development, not just on the court, but off the court, as well. I think all three of us can improve if we have that connection off the court, as well, and we know that they're bought in to our development. I think the sky is the limit for guys like us. I'm getting to know these guys a little bit more, I know for me personally, I'll run through the wall for anyone that has my back and they know I will 100% have theirs. Getting to know these people, getting to know their character and what they're about has been special. Growing up, sounds wild, but I watched Memphis a lot growing up. I can tell just from the mentality and how they went about things, they're about business, they're about winning, but they're also about team camaraderie and having your teammate's back and that's something that I've pride my self on ever since I was little. It's going to be easy to buy into something that they've been doing for a while."