When Jerryd Bayless saw very little playing time at the beginning of the season, it was a very difficult time for him, which came on the heels of dropping all the way to 11th in the 2008 draft.

"That messed with my mind, too," Bayless said. "Not playing? I didn't know how to handle it."

Bayless tried not to sulk and be a distraction while waiting for his time.

"I've been on teams where there's a guy like that, and it messes up the whole chemistry," Bayless said.