Facebook Q&As: Barea, Battier, Thabeet, Okafor, Mason

Each day this week, NBA.com will be rolling out Q&As with some of the league's top players that are being featured on the NBA's Facebook page, which now has over 1.5 million fans. To become a fan of the NBA on Facebook, click here and join the fun. You can also follow the NBA on Twitter. The schedule for the Q&As, by division, is as follows:

More Facebook Q&As, by division:
• Atlantic (Tuesday, Oct. 20)
• Central (Wednesday, Oct. 21)
• Southeast (Thursday, Oct. 22)
• Southwest (Friday, Oct. 23)
• Northwest (Saturday, Oct. 24)
• Pacific (Sunday, Oct. 25)

The part of my game I tried to improve was ...
My defense

My most difficult workout this summer was ...
Running sprints in the beach in Puerto Rico

My Favorite workout song this summer was ...
By wisin y yandel

The meal I ate most often after a workout was ...
Rice and beans with chicken and some nice plantains

My favorite (or least favorite) news story of the summer was ...
Least favorite was that I didn't play for the national team

My favorite place I visited was ...
Puerto Rico

The biggest NBA transaction (trade or FA signing) of the summer was ...
The Matrix to Dallas

Besides my new teammate(s), the one rookie I am going to keep my eye on is ...
Blake Griffin from the Clips

My fearless prediction for the 2009-2010 NBA season is ...
Dallas to the NBA Finals

The one thing you don't know about our team is ...
We got better

The one thing I am most looking forward to for NBA Tip-Off 09 is ...
I get to play ball in front of the best fans in the world

The part of my game I tried to improve was ...
My post up game and my conditioning.

My most difficult workout this summer was ...
Running the hill. In the woods. Brutal.

My favorite workout song this summer was ...
I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas.

The meal I ate most often after a workout was ...
Grilled mahi, brown rice, and broccoli.

My favorite (or least favorite) news story of the summer was ...
My least favorite story was that Yao was going to miss extended time because of foot surgery.

My favorite place I visited was...
Kona, Hawaii.

The biggest NBA transaction (trade or FA signing) of the summer was ...
Richard Jefferson to the Spurs.

Besides my new teammate(s), the one rookie I am going to keep my eye on is...
DeMar DeRozan of the Raptors.

My fearless prediction for the 2009-2010 NBA season is ...
LeBron will break the record for being asked the same question by the media. "Where are you going to go in free agency?"

The one thing you don't know about our team is...
We have the best half court shooters in the league.

The one thing I am most looking forward to for NBA Tip-Off 09 is...
Getting back into real competition.

The part of my game I tried to improve was ...
Mostly offensively. Everybody has been criticizing me about my offense. A lot of the players in the league are physical, so I have to get stronger to play better on offense.

My most difficult workout this summer was ...
Strength and conditioning in Los Angeles because I worked out with Navy Seals.

My favorite workout song this summer was ...
Anything on the new Jay-Z album.

The meal I ate most often after a workout was ...
A lot of carbohydrates; a lot of Italian, pasta and such.

My favorite (or least favorite) news story of the summer was ...
The Somalian pirate story.

My favorite place I visited was ...
Tanzania. It's always Tanzania when I go back home. It was great.

The biggest NBA transaction (trade or FA signing) of the summer was ...
The UConn guys (Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva) going to Detroit. We get together to start the season. It's going to be a great matchup.

Besides my new teammate(s), the one rookie I am going to keep my eye on is ...
All of them. I'm excited about a lot of the players in my same draft class.

My fearless prediction for the 2009-2010 NBA season is ...
I don't want to make any predictions. I just want to play.

The one thing you don't know about our team is ...
That there are a lot of funny guys on the team. Zach (Randolph) and Marcus (Williams) are two of the funniest guys I've been around.

The one thing I am most looking forward to for NBA Tip-Off 09 is ...
The fans. I really want to have great support from our fans this year.

The part of my game I tried to improve was ...
Agility and offense

My most difficult workout this summer was ...
The track

My favorite workout song this summer was ...
I don't really work out to music

The meal I ate most often after a workout was ...
Pasta and chicken

My least favorite news story of the summer was ...
The death of Steve McNair

My favorite place I visited was ...
Tokyo

The biggest NBA transaction (trade or FA signing) of the summer was ...
Hopefully mine!!!

Besides my new teammate(s), the one rookie I am going to keep my eye on is ...
Blake Griffin

The one thing you don't know about our team is ...
How funny everyone is

The one thing I am most looking forward to for NBA Tip-Off 09 is ...
Catching some CP3 lobs!

The part of my game I tried to improve was ...
Floater.

My most difficult workout this summer was ...
Beach workout/sand.

My favorite workout songs this summer were by ...
CeCe

The meal I ate most often after a workout was ...
Subway

My least favorite news story of the summer was ...
Chicago not getting the Olympics.

My favorite place I visited was ...
Barcelona

The biggest NBA transaction (trade or FA signing) of the summer was ...
The Spurs getting Jefferson and McDyess.

My fearless prediction for the 2009-2010 NBA season is ...
Winning the championship.

The one thing you don't know about our team is ...
There are a lot of funny and witty personalities.

The one thing I am most looking forward to for NBA Tip-Off 09 is ...
Competing against the Lakers.