Do trade rumors wear even on an established veteran in the NBA?
I thought adamantly all year about trade rumors. People thought, does it bother you? I’m telling you, I do not care. I obviously wanted to be here. If the team felt that somebody was going to come in and better their team who was going to send me somewhere else, you know, I have a family I have to take care of, support. We just have to pick up and move. I’ve been traded twice, and every time, I’ve felt the same way. I never was insecure about my ability to do my job. So, it doesn’t wear on you. I didn’t worry about it, because you know you still get paid and you still get to play in the NBA. That’s a wonderful thing. It’s just a matter of you just kind of clamp down on some things with your family. Like, “We can’t do this.” We didn’t sign our kids up for school this year. So, we had some issues getting my son into school. Because since we missed the deadline, some schools were kind of being sticklers. But that’s life. That’s what we have to deal with. As far as the game, once I got on
