Washington Wizards rookie Jan Vesely preparing hard for the big stage – NBA News
NBA Lockout has finally ended and a shortened season is due to commence on the Christmas night.
While all the players are anxiously waiting for this to happen, there is a group of players, for whom this wait was unbearable.
That group is of NBA draftees.
With the lockout reaching nowhere, some of them earlier decided to pursue their education while few optimistic ones kept themselves busy working out in order to prepare themselves for the big stage.
One such draftee is Czech Republic’s Jan Vesely, who was selected by Washington Wizards as the number 5 pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
He spent the extended season discovering different places, enjoying NFL and NHL games and more importantly working out occasionally to improve his game. And now, since the season is about to begin and training camps have started,
Jan has intensified the workout.
By the end of every Wizard’s training camps since last Friday, Jan is spotted practicing, shooting from paint or the free throw line or working on the other basic techniques. Wizard’s assistant coach, Ryan Saunders is also working
very hard with him, helping him in every possible way to overcome his weaknesses and augment his strengths, so that when he enters the NBA court, he attacks with full throttle.
According to Vesely, these training sessions are completely different and far more intense than how they used to be in Europe;
"We did in shooting drills, not a lot of one-on-one drills. But the NBA's different than European basketball. It's different that we work one-on-one here and more than in Europe."
Vesely, like every other draftee, has a dream of creating an instant impact in NBA. Team mate, Roger Mason for one, is impressed. Commenting on his urge and talent to make it big, Mason said;
"With him, he's so talented, he can take his time a little bit. I was just letting him know, giving him support, that in this league, you don't have to rush. A young guy, the tendency in this league is to rush."
With the NBA season on the cusp of starting, Vesely’s moment of truth is very near.
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