I already had three rings, had just gotten to the Finals, and was?poised to go back again. From that perspective, I was the alpha in?the locker room. I didn’t really pick anyone else’s brain. If anything,?because I was so much more experienced, other guys would?approach me about incorporating aspects of my game into theirs.

For the most part, we discussed executional elements of basketball,?because the international game is played differently. I had an edge?because I grew up playing in Italy, so I would help guys adjust how?they were processing the action and our schemes.