Luol Deng spoke with Stuart Hess of IOL about how he envisions his future: _ “There has been a lot of talk. Me not playing was not my call. This is an organizational decision. People can say whatever they want to say, I respected what they were telling me. Throughout the year I tried to play and every time they said they wanted to play the young guys, so that’s their direction.” _ “I want to play, I want to be a part of something. But if I’m not going to be a part of a place where you don’t believe in me, I’m not trying to knock down anybody, but I play for people who believe in me.” _ “I’ve taken every opportunity since day one and proven myself, I’m not going to sit here and give you the right answer, I’m going to be honest about it, for me, if the respect and appreciation is not there then I’d rather be elsewhere.” _ “I know the level I can play at and the decision is something they came up with, whatever the criticism or the plan is, none of it was my decision, people need to understand that.” (via @clutchpoints) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lakersworld16 #losangeleslakers #lakers #lakeshow #lakersnation #luoldeng ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Los Angeles, California)