On why it seems like Brooks doesn’t trust him as a PG:
“It’s hard for me to talk about it—I can’t explain it away. Coach didn’t know that much about me before the season, and at the beginning of the year it looked like he was trying to get to know my game. For me, [not playing minutes at point] was difficult to understand, because at the start of the season I played well as a playmaker. I’m no scoring point guard, but I think I managed our game well and my teammates off the bench worked with me well, too. I definitely miss playing point guard. Probably the important thing for me is to accept this role, get ready for it, and be the best I can be in it. That’s how my role is probably going to look next season.”
On the exit interview with Coach Brooks:
“All in all, it was positive. From what I understood, it was sort of a get-to-know-me year for him. I learned that when he had come to watch our practice in Barcelona [in the 2015-16 season], it was his first stay in Europe. But I didn’t think he knew that he would become the Wizards coach then. At the end of the season, he evaluated positively that I work hard at practice and after practice, too. And then we talked about how he imagines my position on the team in the next few years.”