One of the colorways is called “Cookies & Cream.” Are you an ice cream fan?

Yeah. That’s my favorite dessert, and it’s been that way since I was a little kid, so why not do a cookies-and-cream shoe?

What kind of toppings did you put on your ice cream growing up?

I put some fudge on my ice cream, some nuts, maybe a cherry on top. I love dessert, man, I got to stay away. It’s about that time.

Is there usually a date in the offseason where you buckle down, diet-wise?

No. [laughs] Food is my weakness. I love food and I love to eat junk food. Obviously, I can’t eat junk food all the time, and I do pick and choose when, but that’s my weakness for sure.

Have you and Russell Westbrook discussed the idea of coordinating any looks for the pregame tunnel shot?

Nah, but don’t forget P. J. Tucker and Tyson Chandler. We got a nice roster of guys who love to dress and look good. The tunnel is going to be like a real fashion-show runway, so we’re going to have to figure out a way to get some music down there. But everybody is going to look good in their own way, and that’s why it’s so dope.

You think you’ve got the best-dressed team in the NBA this year?

We might have the best-dressed team in the history of sports.

After the Russ trade went down, there seemed to be two reactions: people saying you’re both too ball-dominant and it’s a weird fit, and people saying that you’ve already played together before and proved you can do it. What do you think you’ve both taken from the last seven years apart that will make this work?

We’ve formed into the players that we want to be, in terms of superstar status. We had opportunities to be at the top, at the peak; he won an MVP and I won an MVP. And there were conversations before, when me and Chris [Paul] joined the same team about whether it was going to work. We ended up with the best record in the NBA and were a game away from the Finals.

It’s not like me and Russ were just teammates in Oklahoma City for three years. We’ve known each other since we were 10 years old. There’s a different kind of relationship and communication that we have, a different type of excitement that we have for each other. We don’t really care or pay attention to what other people say or think.

So do these Westbrook questions annoy you?

I don’t really do a lot of interviews, so I actually don’t answer it that much. The questions are usually the same, though: How are you and Russ going to fit in? It’s like, yo, we’ll figure it out. Everything isn’t necessarily going to be smooth at first, there are going to be ups and downs, and that’s part of an 82-game season. Hopefully by the end of the season, we’ve caught a rhythm and everybody is on the same page going into the playoffs. That’s all you can ask for.

That’s the seasoned vet approach to the regular season.

Yeah, I’m 11 years in and he’s 12 years in. The way we think about basketball and other things is different than everyone else. Those years went by fast, but we still got a long way to go.

What’s one thing about Russ that other people don’t know?

He’s a great dude. A lot of people don’t know him off the court, because they don’t have an opportunity to get that personal with him. Everyone sees this guy on the court who’s so “crazy” or “passionate” or “wild” or whatever. Yeah, his on-the-court game is his on-the-court game. But off the court, he’s genuine, one of the most loving dudes that you will ever be around.