Tim Martin has tried to prepare Victor Wembanyama for the pressure of the NBA, but the trainer also finds himself getting caught up in his client’s potential.
. But years before the typical NBA fan knew his name, Wembanyama started training with Martin.
“We have all these mental health epidemics going on now,” Martin said. “I think these kids, it’s important for them to control their emotions and know how to navigate them. I firmly believe that how you do one thing is how you do everything. So I think developing them off the court is just as, if not more, important.”
When they worked together in Paris, Martin said, the things he would teach Wembanyama in one session would be noticeable at their next meeting — a level of implementation he called rare for an NBA player, much less a 15-year-old.“He had no fear,” Martin said. “Most of the time, players have a sense of fear when making this stuff translate from practice to the game. They’re not going to try something because they might make mistakes and get subbed out. Victor’s actually the opposite.
“It allowed us to form a very different relationship than just the trainer-and-player type of vibe,” he said. “I need the player to feel my energy, and I need to feel the player’s energy. That’s the true essence of development in this business, at least for me. I got to be around you so we can feel each other’s words and understand what I need from you. We had to get creative to find ways to demonstrate shooting mechanics. You had to use your imagination.
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