 Congrats on the multi-year deal. How did you find out and just what was your emotions like? Emotions was kind of all over the place. This is something like I've been working really hard for and they just called me to the office got to talk to my agent and it kind of went by fast but like I said it was just a lot of emotions, a lot of excitement. It was good to tell my parents and stuff like that. What does it mean to to know that you have a future here with the Brooklyn ads and what has this organization meant to you? It means a lot, means a lot. I mean this is a birthplace of my now professional career so it's just just pretty cool to see you know how valuable people feel like I am and it's just a blessing to be here. I feel like you know a lot of love around here, a lot of good people so it's like it's the best place to be. It wasn't maybe the easiest journey kind of starting the year and just going through the GLE but just kind of like as you're getting more minutes and everything is starting to come together just kind of how does it feel on top of that to not just have the contract but also getting that time to show what you can do more? It feels great. You know I've always just wanted an opportunity no matter where it was, you know whether it was here in Long Island, just getting to play and be able to get better. I feel like it was my main objective and just just being ready for whenever my time was to come to be able to play. You saw the video with your parents like what what did that mean for you because the video was awesome because what did that mean to share that moment with your parents? It was special, it was special. You know they've been you know kind of waiting on me just like me as far as just just having this opportunity you know you never really know what can happen tomorrow and just to see their faces and the excitement just to be able to tell them that you know I do have like a place that I'm gonna be at was everything to me you know I feel like every kid dreams of telling their parents you know they're really making it and I think it's just a special moment that I'll never forget. Now that it's settled in I know your mom wanted a redo of that video which is how how have emotions kind of like settled in and how has it just processed for you and your family? I think everybody's finally chilling out a little bit now like I told her it was only one cut like it was gonna be live reaction we don't want no fakeness and I think she's finally you know grasping what's going on and she's just super excited super you know just fortunate to be in this position and you know got her man Hummel just keep working. I know you've linked on a lot of people in your life just as mentors and guidance throughout your basketball career who's reached out to you and what has your phone been like since the announcement came out? Everybody my family, friends, coaches, old coaches from when I was younger and I appreciate all the text you know I feel like during a journey everybody has a piece and getting you here so just be able to reach out and say thank you to all of them really meant a lot. You live by the marathon continues what is just just do adding one to the marathon that you are running and racing? Just ask more to it you know I feel like once you make a step towards the right direction you know how can I figure out and work ways to make another step in the right direction you know just want to keep going up I don't ever want to get complacent with where you are no matter how successful you are I feel like it's always another opportunity another step that you can get to. What's that next step for you as you guys now still have 20 plus games left to play what more do you want to showcase out there on the court? Just how good we are I feel like we have a chance to really prove that in these next couple games starting today of course and just just finishing out the best that we can you know I feel like we don't want to leave anything on the table and and you know try to win every single game and just go out and give 100% effort.