 Cam, with this being the end-season tournament as it continues and a needed win for you guys to move to that next round What's just the mindset going in to this one compete compete as always? You know there's some things that we need to clean up that we've seen over the past couple games And I mean that's a big emphasis is just you know continue to play the pace until you play hard How have you liked the end-season tournament so far and kind of what it does bring to the league now that you got Got a chance to play in it the courts are definitely different that I mean I didn't play the Chicago one that but that Boston court was very green Looking forward to seeing what ours looks like tonight, but there's definitely a little added competitive edge. So, you know These games mean stuff to us all these regular season games do especially as we try to build something So look forward to it talked about seeing it tonight Does it add an extra boost to have the fans also there to be able to kind of experience in season tournament to see the jerseys to see the court and just have to kind of have it all together Yeah, definitely definitely, and I hope that they bring that added juice to the game You know they've been supporting us well this year, and I love to see it You have a team with as a still trying to get its rotations down and still easy and B has so many guys that are either Minimum salary guys or one-year guys Does this tournament you think carry more weight with this team than it might some other teams that have been around been together Maybe maybe I mean, you know your ultimate goal isn't to win the end-season tournament It's just to be the best team that you can be a winning championship But this is definitely an added added component to that and it's a cool incentive something that you can really earn early in the season So, you know definitely gonna be a lot of fun You guys have been shooting the three ball really really well even when Ben's I'm in there pushing the pace Yeah, the shots are falling from what you've seen in giving on court What do you attribute that to collectively with this group? It's like a freedom a freedom and a trust And what does that do and here's a shooter for you? What does that do like when you get empowered that way? How do you do it makes you feel a lot better man makes you feel a lot better and you know? Sometimes it always go in but but and then you know the pressure is even out and For me personally, I know I'll get back to how I can shoot the ball and for guys across the board It's just you know that empowerment is big for you. I mean you've always been known to have an impeccable shooting form is The shooting so far and you're thoroughly only been back two games Is that have you noticed anything with the mechanics or is that just a matter of getting the timing because you miss so much time? I feel the mechanics feel great In my head, I probably have made Seven or eight more that came off my hand and you know, I wouldn't change a thing about So that's just part of the game man. You've been shooting three so long since I was a little kid And I got to you guys all the time. I wish I I wish I can say I never miss a shot in my life Wish I could say you know, I always shot Three out of every seven in makes, you know, but That's how it goes and I'm looking forward to just getting back they feel good So that's encouraging to me that you know, I'll keep letting them fly look They'll start to fall in your return to action. You went down to Long Island with Nick scrimmage with the team What can you say about I guess the culture down there the synergy you've noticed between Brooklyn and the Long Island Club? It was good. It was good You know that that ability to send guys down to play with them where they get meaningful Construction to their games where they get coaches that are in tune with the coaches that we have here You know for guys like Doric and Jalen and Noah and Armani It's huge and then in addition the opportunity the option to be able to go down and play with them if you need some return to play stuff is Is really good. So it's appreciated High 35 minutes in your last game Just do you kind of feel like you're all the way back and just how are you feeling physically? I feel good Yeah And I know you mentioned after your first game back just not taking these games for granted I just how I guess how good does it feel to be back out there and finally stringing some games together after the preseason? Yeah, yeah, it feels real good to be able to play back to my games Like you said, you just you know, you start taking things for granted a lot less Just the opportunity to play man is wonderful and I appreciate it So, you know, I look forward to taking advantage of every opportunity and understanding that we're trying to build something And I'm trying to build something So just continuing to you know Hammer away. I think Mikkel said the other day that he's with with his shooting I mean Jocker sold him just keeps shooting through it keeps shooting through it. Yeah, you've seen him his whole career How do you think he's gonna just you know, how's he handling this this process where the shots aren't falling? But he's still trusting they're gonna fall eventually. I think the same way he's handled any other stretch It's frustrating, right? But I think it's frustrating especially if you chucked them up and they didn't feel good in their hand backboard and everything You'd be like, okay, you know, I miss those But I mean I was just watching clips and some of Mikkel shots were in the clips I was watching and we pause it, you know cakes the coach coach case of would pause the screen Now for one of his threes the ball look like it was in the hoop Like it was below the rim and somehow pop back out So like I said, you know, the best shooters in the world shoot in the mid 40s So there's gonna be makes and misses and unfortunately there's gonna be probably more misses than makes if we're being realistic But he has the ability to he has the ability to and he just has to keep on shooting because they're right there and they will fall They'll be a game he goes 10 for 10. Yeah, I'm gonna be like, oh my god Well speaking of Mikkel, he's getting his jersey retired coming up this weekend Is that something that you are going to be in attendance for and how excited are you for him to have that moment? I'm really excited for him and that's such a cool. That's such a cool thing You know that the one thing he doesn't really do is talk about college much when he has all the license to when two national championships So that's just one hell of an accomplishment and achievement and you know, you can't ever take that away from him So I'm really proud of him and I'm really excited to be there Mikkel The Nick guys Austin Reeves, there are so many guys that came back From fever that may not have gotten the start that they wanted. No, you think now, obviously, it's it's a wonderful Accomplishment, it's a bucket list item for anybody at an honor Is it do people talk about it as just accepting that hey I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna be honored to do it But I might just have to deal with having a slow start or is it or is every case is so different that every case is different Every case is different. I think the experience as a whole grew our our games everybody individually. I think got a lot better from that 10 games into the season, you know, it's three games in for me. I feel like the You can't really Write it right off or write up a cause and effect yet but you know It was definitely something that I'm glad I did and if I were to go back I'd do it again And I don't think that injuries that I sustained early were in connection to it at all but all I can do is speak for me personally and you know, I'm just looking to find a rhythm and That's how it goes in this game and and I'll continue to push through that Speaking of rhythm when it comes to a team that's had to deal with so many different rotations now that you and Nick are back And I know you're still waiting for other guys to come back, but how Critical is it that you guys did have a time especially with that starters that Jack did use the last game that you guys spent a Lot of time together last season that you guys can kind of lean on a lot a lot and You know having Nick back in line up is just huge for what he's able to do offensively and defensively He puts pressure on the rim, which kind of gives us a little more space on the perimeter But like I said, you know, it's always things to iron out and that's what we're doing Before the season just how Ben Simmons is like the ideal player for you to play with I guess just what will it mean to Have him back and what are you looking forward to? Like I said just growing that chemistry There's there's a lot of things you can do when when when you play with him that can result in easy baskets And I'll try to take advantage of every one of those