Hanlen is one of the top trainers in the NBA. He works with Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Bradley Beal, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to name a few. He points out that Joel Embiid gets labeled lazy because of his ongoing injuries. To not pick up a basketball until age 16 and become the player he has, you have to outwork everyone else.
There’s hundreds of different ways to shoot a basketball, and it’s possible no man knows more about them than superstar trainer Drew Hanlen. Hanlen has worked with the likes of Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Bradley Beal and plenty more All-Stars who are looking to clean up their game, or fine-tune the most minute details of their process.
The Philadelphia 76ers are in a bit of a Joel Embiid situation. This season, the Cameroon native has only appeared in 17 games over halfway through the season.
Joel Embiid hefty, lengthy contract and history of injuries will not be attractive to many (any?) teams in the NBA.
At 26, Jayson Tatum has already secured a lot of accomplishments that many other players could only dream of. So, to put his career in perspective, his trainer, Drew Hanlen, called on people to compare Tatum's resume with that of Michael Jordan,
As such, the ultimate compliment a hooper can pay a peer is to admit that they could potentially best them in a mano-a-mano battle. Kevin Durant, one of the most skilled players ever, did exactly that when asked if he's open to participating in the rumored one-on-one tournament at next year's All-Star weekend.
Ahead of the start of the Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls game, let's take a look at the 76ers' injury report to figure out whether Joel Embiid will play tonight or not.
Jayson Tatum notched his fourth triple-double Thursday, leading the Boston Celtics to a dominant 124-104 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers in their first game after the All-Star break. Head coach Joe Mazzulla liked what he saw from his young star.
The Philadelphia 76ers face a challenging matchup against the Boston Celtics on Thursday, February 20, at Wells Fargo Center, but all eyes are on Joel Embiid’s absence from the injury report. While the 76ers have four players sidelined,
Have you ever wondered what it is that NBA trainer to the stars Drew Hanlen does to boost the games of players like star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum? The Pure Sweat head honcho recently took some time on a recent episode of the NBC Sports Boston's "Hoopin'" show to talk it over with NBC Sports host Kayla Burton.