In 1989-90 I became one of the group known as the Jordanaires, a.k.a. the Bulls. From the day I arrived in Chicago, I knew what everyone else on the team did: Michael Jordan was a phenomenal talent.

LeBron James has proven he can lead by example. My wish for LeBron is to understand the following: He's an exceptional leader because he leads by example. The next step on the road to Legend, which he's already on, is to trust he's the best player in the best system anywhere in basketball.

Greatness is empowered in a system where you pass the ball, not pound it.

Isolation basketball will always be part of the game. But the system has to be predicated on ball movement and, more importantly, player movement.

I remember as a young player I had this dream of playing in the NBA.

I don't wish stardom on anyone. When I hear people say, 'this guy's a star,' I always say, 'good luck.'

I always say, to this day, that the Air Jordan guy was great and God bless him. But I'll always just remember Michael, the guy.

Michael was the first person to show me what it meant to be a star... but you cannot be that star and not accept all the things that came with it.

All the other things that happen, they don't resonate with him other than winning the basketball game. That's just who he is. He's just a humble kid and he's just trying to go out there and do his thing. I wish I could say some secret formula or training method, but sometimes you got to let things be. That's who Derrick Rose is.