You got a chance to play with Steph, yeah? How was that experience? Did you see that he would become the guy who he is today? Monta Ellis: No, I didn’t. But I knew he worked hard though. He definitely would pay attention to the things I was doing; he paid a whole lot of attention to it and he put that into his game. Now, when he came around, it was just — it was messy. He just came into a messy situation, messy environment. You had teammates that were talking stuff to the owners about what the players were doing at the time, this and that. So, he came in — it was messy. But did I know he was going to be that? Nah. But he did work hard though. So now, seeing it? Not surprised. Not surprised. Because of the work. Once you learn — even with him, though — he came in small. Once he figured out how to be able to get strong and take physicality, that’s when his career changed. -via YouTube / May 10, 2025
