Sergey Karasev talks about Lionel Hollins, his injury, his wedding and more

Actually I wouldn't call his relationship with any player straight-forward, because he tailors his coaching approach to each individual. He plays his cards close to his chest but he's a top class professional. He has a great feel for the game, and if you give him your all during each practice and every time you play, it does not go unnoticed - He will always tell you that you're doing a good job and to keep up he good work. I think I have a pretty good relationship with him. He has come up to me, given some tips and advice and told me what I need to work on. I hope next year I can prove that I can play under his leadership.

This year, I felt that there was progress, getting playing time, being in the starting five for a month and a half and feeling that I could safely play in this league. Then it so happened that I went back to the bench, and then came this injury. I think I made gains this season. All the same if you play in this league, it is not possible to deteriorate, because everything here is top notch.

"On the whole, it has been a productive year for me, and now I have all summer to prepare and recover so I can come in the best shape for the next season, which will be one of the most important in my career in the NBA. If you are in the third season and still sit on the bench, you can't make an excuse like it's your first year when you're a beginner. You need to prove that I can play and I can get better.

It was my wife's idea .... We first thought about the date of the wedding and chose February 14 - Valentine's Day, it's great plus it fell on All-Star weekend in the NBA. We flew to Vegas and wanted to make it perfect for ourselves, because this happens once in a lifetime, and to leave good memories of it, we had to do something for ourselves, so it came up this way.