We’re gone. That’s a relief for me. I don’t have people anyway here, but I don’t have to worry about people asking me to try and get tickets and do all that stuff.

I’m just happy they gave me a chance, and that I made the most of it.

Now he’ll be back in a situation where he can fulfill the role that Reggie Miller was playing, where he can come off screens and get shots. And he has a guy like Jermaine O’Neal...

Planet of the Apes.

I feel like I can be an important part of this team at any time. I’m happy he gave me a chance, and I’m happy I was able to make the most of it.

But defensively, my role never changes. Bringing effort and running the floor, that part of my game never changes.

Tannis? … Are you sure you don’t mean anise? Or …

When he called my name, I was kind of double-checking to see if it was really me. I wanted to make sure it was me. I didn’t want to get up and have it not...

It feels old. I guess in the NBA, it’s not really. Because the way things are nowadays, you can play until you’re damn near 40 years old.

I didn’t know that my mom and dad and my sister were sneaking into town,

They’ve got all the drama and hype we have the great basketball game. Detroit and San Antonio might not be glamour cities like Los Angeles and Miami, but both teams play pure basketball the way...

I’m always ready to play, and I’m always expecting to play. Whether or not I do is another thing. When he called my name, I was kind of double checking to make sure it was...

I can’t wait. Just one more trip.