{"id":111958,"date":"2024-12-13T12:57:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=111958"},"modified":"2024-12-13T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:57:32","slug":"norman-powell-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/13\/norman-powell-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Powell Credits Kobe Bryant for His Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norman Powell<\/a> is one of the most pleasant surprises of the NBA season through the first two months. Last year, he played the sixth-man role on the Clippers. This year, after the departure of Paul George<\/a> and Kawhi Leonard<\/a>\u2019s injury, he is the one leading the team. In his latest interview, Norman Powell talks about how Kobe Bryant<\/a> influenced his improvement.<\/p>\n

Norman Powell Credits Kobe Bryant for His Improvement<\/h2>\n

Bryant was widely known in the league for his amazing work ethic. He often said that he could outwork anybody and that improvement from working like a maniac resulted in five championship rings. In the latest episode of the Hoop Collective<\/a>, Powell talked about his work ethic as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took the Kobe System and made my own little thing, but you know, just the part about sacrifice and committing to the game, committing to the process of getting better. That is what I took from his mamba mentality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Powell might be one of the hardest workers on the Clippers roster and in the league. His improvement<\/a> might be a surprise for people who haven\u2019t spent time with him, but even Ty Lue recently talked about how Norman has always had the potential<\/a> to be a great player.<\/p>\n

Speaking of his workout routine, Powell explained,<\/p>\n

\u201cI work out three times a day, five days a week, sometimes six, depending on how I\u2019m feeling. I start at five o\u2019clock, sometimes 4:30 in the summer, go for an hour, or an hour and a half, then come back do my recovery rest stuff, and then go back. Then I do my weights and conditioning at noon, and then come back to do the same thing, do another recovery session, have lunch, and then later do more of a skill-based workout. I work on footwork, shooting, off the dribble things that I need to improve.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Norman talked about how his trainer does the scouting from other teams. And when teams are trying to exploit some of his weaknesses, Powell works on them during the season.<\/p>\n