[transcript] KLAY: “What, you want (Kerr) to bench me? Bench (Wiggins)?…idc what ppl say”;PODZIEMSKI
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0:00 Klay Thompson after practice, day before Sacramento Kings, on how he is feeling coming up on the 20th game of the season: “The season has been (a) great start…”
0:37 on where he gets the motivation for these In-Season Tournament games: “…cool thing to win and pretty historic.”
1:35 on if he’s aware of Steve Kerr’s patience and if he values it: “What, do you want him to bench me?” Tim Kawakami: “No, no, no. it's like, that’s —”
1:56 “Bench Wiggs?” Tim Kawakami: “I don't think I said that.”
2:00 “Okay. I mean, you can suggest it, that's fine. But I mean, thanks Steve, I guess. Like, I don’t know, sometimes you earn these things like patience and time to find yourself. I think history will be on our side when it comes to that stuff.”
2:16 on if he’s heard people say that: “I don’t care what people say, like, they don't do what we do. They can't do what we do. That's why they talk. Why would I? C’mon, I don't care what people say at this point in my life. Next question.”
2:36 on if Brandin Podziemski has picked his brain, especially about shooting and where he’s seen him improve the most from the summer to now: “…gonna have a great NBA career.”
3:13 on if he or Stephen Curry or anybody else has been pushing Podziemski to let it fly if he has an open shot: “I haven't, but I'll definitely relay the message… looking like a steal of the Draft.”
3:43 on what he’s seen from Gui Santos: “I haven't seen him much… I saw him dominate Canada at the FIBA World Cup… solid pro.”
4:14 on where Moses Moody is right now: “I love Moses...”
4:38 on how much Podziemski has sought guidance and mentorship from him: “Honestly, we just enjoy being around each other…”
5:16 on why he’s wearing a Tennessee Titans hat: “It was in my closet. And it was cold outside. I was a huge Steve McNair and Eddie George fan…”
5:32 on how Andrew Wiggins has worked his way back: “…truly is a gamer. I've seen him rise to the occasion on multiple times … he's going to be great for us…”
6:23 Brandin Podziemski after practice, day before Sacramento Kings, on Chris Paul and the the differences in sharing the floor with Steph: “…with Steph, I get to play more of my natural position and facilitate, whereas with CP I’m more off the ball...”
7:00 on if he’s had more and more coaches and teammates saying to let it fly: “…I didn't really catch-and-shoot a lot, as much as I was self-creating…”
7:38 on if there’s a player he has talked to about finding the right balance: “…Steph’s done a great job of just telling me to just let it fly and, ‘We don't really care if you miss or not, just shoot the best ones because the play’s already been created for you’…”
7:59 on how much more comfortable he feels now, 6-7 weeks into the season: “…especially after that In-Season Tournament game. I got to play a lot of minutes in good high-level competition…”
8:17 on how much of a factor in his development is that he’s on a team like this with so many veterans and not expected to play 30 minutes a night and produce right away, than it would be with a team where he was drafted in the top five or 10: “…guys that are drafted top 10 play right away, but don't get to experience what a winning culture is…years down the road when I'm leading a team, I know what that feels like.”
9:01 on if there is a little internal competition, knowing some of the end-of-bench minutes are not guaranteed: “100% there’s internal competition…”
9:41 on if he expected his confidence to be embraced by the old veteran players: “…I also understand what lines to cross and not cross…”
10:16 on how it feels when four-time champions are saying they like his confidence: “…I'm pretty good with people. So it's kind of easy for me to read the room…”
10:35 on if he watched Steph as a 12- or 13-year-old: “Yeah, it was a I think I was 12 or 13. So it was eight years ago. So that was ‘15-16 season for them. So, (that’s) definitely when I started watching them but when I moved out here to the West Coast playing at Santa Clara I watched a lot more.”
10:59 on if he knew Steph dropped 51 on Orlando on his birthday: “Yeah, what was that, 2016?” Marcus Thompson: “Yeah. You didn’t know that!”
11:02 “Hey, but to my defense he had that three-game stretch where he had, what, 40 or more three straight games on the East Coast. It was Miami, Orlando, then OKC, right?” Marcus Thompson: “Alright, alright. You alright.”
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