Shane Battier grew up in the Detroit area and spoke candidly on Saturday about the feelings he still has about the area.

?Detroit had the ninth pick that year,? said Battier about his draft class. ?I really wanted to come here. It would have been a dream come true.?

?I would love to finish my career here,? he said. ?That?s my dream now, even though I?m happy the way things have gone so far.?

He and his wife purchased a condo in the Detroit area and he plans to move there permanently when he retires.