No offense to Gilbert Arenas, Giannis Antetokounmpo took his private lesson with Hakeem Olajuwon. Like LeBron James or Kobe Bryant before him, the “Greek Freak” felt that he needed to work on his support and his technique near the circle to reach a milestone.
It is obviously not in a few hours that Giannis will master the “Dream Shake” and other subtleties of the game of the former Rockets pivot, but this contact could be the start of a real collaboration. Moreover, Vin Baker, assistant to the Bucks, and former opponent of Hakeem Olajuwon, was also present.
“It’s amazing to see a guy like Giannis, with everything he’s already accomplished, looking to improve and reach the next level in his game.” commented Hakeem Olajuwon. “That says a lot about him, his work ethic and his determination to be the best he can be. I was very honored to work with him and it was so pleasant because we have the same background, with parents from Nigeria. We talked about a lot of things, not just basketball. It was very nice. »
Better mastery of the “spin move”
On the technical side, Giannis had come to seek advice on working on the “spin move”. It’s a move that he already masters when launched on a counter-attack, and perhaps he wants to master it on positional play.
Perhaps he also wanted to vary it because he also knows that his opponents are waiting for this movement.
“When I see him play, I see a lot of similarities in his gestures. It was wonderful to discuss the secrets and details of his moves” “The Dream” continues. “The idea was to work on these “spin moves” that you can execute not only in the racket, but also outside, by penetrating and changing direction. So we worked on that. »
