My dad coached pretty much my whole life. I think he stopped coaching me when I got to the seventh, eighth grade, serious AAU, when I started getting recruited and stuff like that.
— Kevin Knox
I can play pretty much 1-5.
I love playing away games, love going against people on the road.
In college, I played a lot of 3.
I want to win as many games as possible.
I would love to play for Leonard Hamilton and follow in the footsteps of my father at Florida State, where he played wide receiver and after a great career as a Seminole was drafted into the NFL.
Just to see kids who are inspired by you is an amazing feeling.
At Kentucky, the environment and the coaching staff is going to prepare you for the next level, but the way we played in college... there's not a lot of spacing in college at all. So, I mean, you've just got to be able to play off the ball.
My dad really pushed me, my brother and my sisters from young to be great. We've taken the time and put a lot of work in, so I'm sure we can all go on and achieve some great things.
Duke and UNC are great schools.
Of all time, my craziest fan experience was signing a little baby's forehead, like a newborn baby. The parents came up to me, they wanted me to sign his forehead.
It's not really in my genes to be walking around looking like a body builder.
I'm an all-around type player.
I found out some of the spots on the floor that I like to shoot - do my little floater shots, my pull-up shots, being able to get all the way to the rim. By me doing that, it's kind of opened up my 3-point shot.
I have to work my way up. There's nothing guaranteed in this league.
I love the military, of course, but it wasn't my thing. Sports was my thing.
Overseas and going straight to the NBA wasn't even an option.
I like to watch a lot of Kevin Durant, Brandon Ingram and Giannis Antetokounmpo - those tall lanky wings that can handle the ball and shoot it.
Every coach has told me I'm positionless. They want me to play an all around type of game.
I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.
At Kentucky, I was kind of a role player.
I would love to join Big Blue Nation and play for Coach Calipari at Kentucky, and I would love to join my close friend Michael Porter Jr. and play for coach Cuonzo Martin at Missouri.
A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don't go in.
In pick-and-roll situations, I feel like the NBA is all pick-and-rolls, so I want to be able to handle the ball in pick-and-rolls and make the right read, make the right passes, and make plays for my teammates.
You custom make your own car, ain't nobody else driving that.
The competitive spirit and the way we worked hard growing up came naturally to me from my family.
Duke has coached a lot of players who were versatile.
Personally, I wanna be in an All-Star Game. Get All-NBA.
A lot of people say you can't make the league if you can't play defense, so I really play really good defense. That's something I really pride myself on.
You come into the NBA, dudes are trying to come after you. You're a rookie. They look at you as fresh meat.
You got to be able when you get the ball, slow it down, read the defense, call for a pick, and go off a pick-and-roll instead of going isolation all the time. Just be able to use that screen.
Starting should be a goal for every rookie.
People have different mentalities, different loves.
When I was in high school watching college games, I was like 'I can't wait to get to March Madness.'
It's not always fun. It burns inside to play defense. But you have to keep working and eventually defense is something you get used to.
That's something I loved growing up - the other team yelling, hyped, student section, all of that gets me going.
Puma does a really good job with its athletes and providing what we want.
Personally, I want to win rookie of the year.
I would love to add to the rich tradition that Duke University holds on and off the court, and play for one of the all time great coaches, Coach K. I would love to go up to Chapel Hill, play for Roy Williams, and chase back-to-back National Championships at North Carolina.
I'm going to keep shooting, keep getting in the gym, keep working.
I learned a lot at Kentucky.
I love Drake and Future, and I gotta bump some Jay Z for that New York flavour too.
My whole family growing up played sports, so I'm definitely from a strong sporting background.
I played football until my sophomore year of high school, then I stopped.
My favorite Subway sandwiches are meatball and chipotle chicken.
I can lift weights every day and I'm not going to look huge, but it's good to get in the weight room every now and then.
A lot of people think you go to a top college, you come into the NBA and it'll be all a breeze and easy. It's not like that.
When I used to get the ball on the wing, I'd go fast and I'd go right. Veterans in this league, they watch film. They're definitely going to strategize. They know you like to go right. They know what your moves are.
I grew up playing sports. But I always celebrate Veterans Day.
My family's big on discipline, respect, manners, make sure that we respect our elders. So that's kind of what the military is. You have to say, 'Yes sir,' 'No ma'am,' 'Yes ma'am.' All that stuff. That's kind of the mold my dad has for my brothers and I.
