Well, the league is changing every year. It changed when I came. It changed before me. First of all, we have to be thankful for all those guys in the '60s and '70s. They made this league one of the best sports leagues in the world.

Well, the league is changing every year. It changed when I came. It changed before me. First of all, we have to be thankful for all those guys in the '60s and '70s. They made this league one of the best sports leagues in the world.

I am thankful to the Kings organization, all the Kings fans, my family and all the people who supported me throughout my career.

To build a friendship takes so much time and so many years. To ruin it, just seconds.

The people of the Balkans are like a dysfunctional family. We may fight and argue, but in the end we are family.

I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, but my teammates, they saw some European guy coming here and I had to prove myself. Luckily, I proved myself, but with big help from the entire Lakers organization.