Current free agent Metta World Peace signed with the Los Angeles Lakers last season, and even with him playing in only 35 games, he's still confident that he can score 15-20 points a game at the age of 36.

Even with many different events taking up his time, basketball is always on the front burner. And his impression is that he will be playing next season, according to ESPN's Ian Begley:

I’m waiting for teams. I can still play. I can play, it’s not even a question man. But, you know, sometimes you don’t get in the game, man. What are you going to do? I’m not going to be upset, I’m going to support. So if I don’t play, like this year on the Lakers I could have averaged 15 or 20 on the Lakers if I played, easily. But you know, I’ll be supportive [if I don’t play].

But the only thing that gets me frustrated with the whole basketball is people think I can’t play anymore. So as a man, I take that personally. But at the same time I’m able to still focus on making sure Julius Randle is doing his thing, and he’s focused, making sure I can give back. But when the season’s over, then I like to explain that I can play, and I can bust people’s ass. But the fans have to understand, it’s not up to me. It’s so frustrating to keep hearing it from the fans. ‘Come back to New York, come to Chicago. Why didn’t you play.’ It’s so frustrating at times.

Hopefully, we can see more of Metta World Peace in the NBA, and maybe get a couple of good games from him.

Metta World Peace (originally Ron Artest) was drafted 16th overall in 1999 by the Chicago Bulls, and played with the team for three seasons, where he was traded to the Indiana Pacers. He played with the Pacers for five seasons, where he was an All-Star in 2004, and averaged 24.6 points in 2005.

Then he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and played three seasons there. After that, it was off to Houston for a year, and then the Lakers for four seasons, where he won the championship in 2010. He was waived, but then played for the Knicks, and teams in Italy and China. But this season, he re-joined the Lakers, where he averaged five points, and 2.5 rebounds.