Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on LeBron James reunion
by Yetundejones: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is eyeing a return to meaningful basketball and another title run, saying he's got plenty of years left. He's back with LeBron James in Philadelphia, and that reunion has him thinking big.
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The news has dropped. You're going to Philly. What's in this with thoughts? Meaningful basketball. I just want to get back to playing meaningful basketball. Like playing for something, like you're saying, for another championship. I say that area again, that spotlight, you know, the playoffs, man. Ain't nothing like it. Ain't nothing like it, man. And in the competition, like the competitiveness, just, I want it. I still got a lot of years in me that I still can go. Man, I'm happy, dog. I'm personally happy. I can't wait to see this shit. I can't wait. I can't wait. I can see it already, man. Man, I ain't got to start. I want to be sixth man of the year anyways. But I'm going to say this, though. Some people might agree. Some people might disagree. And there's no disrespect to Vijay. But I think you should be the one that started. Because, only reason I say that, because Vijay coming off the bench, a spark coming off the bench. I mean, y'all have a bench already. Yeah. But I'm saying, like, that's another spark. And now, you know, with your role, you're, you know, you're that 3 and D guy. And there's a lot of guys that are ball dominant on that starting roster. You get what I'm saying? If you're going to go that way, then, yeah, I'm accepting that. You know what I'm saying? But, like, for me, like I said, it's not personal. Like, I'm going to come in, like, to give my team 110%. You know what I'm saying? And you know KCP. I'm going to do that. You know what I'm saying? Each and every night I'm going to be available. I got gold. You know what I'm saying? If that's the case, let the young fellas start. I want to be six, man. Yeah, it ain't no disparity to you, BJ. BJ, you do your thing. But I'm just saying in terms of, like, how the dynamic of the team, where, like, get that, that's a spark that you're going to get. You're going to get 15 and 17 a night from me. If I start, you know what I'm saying, that it takes away from, like, putting a lot of ball dominant people out there. Now I can space the floor for a lot of them. I'm looking forward to it, man. Yeah. Let's get it. Let's get it, bro. Look at this.
