Allonzo Trier
Allonzo Trier (12) is tipped to be the next big thing in Basketball. But he doesn't seem to be having much of a childhood.
To ensure that his basketball skills will keep evolving and he won't be cast aside, Trier practices obsessively. After about 10 minutes of ballhandling at the gym, he moved on to what makes up the bulk of his daily workout -- shooting. He must make (not just try) 450 shots a day from various spots on the floor, beginning with short- and midrange attempts, then on to shots from beyond the three-point line. His mother, who works an early shift so she can get home for these sessions, does the rebounding and keeps the tally of made shots. When he misses two in a row, which rarely happens, she subtracts one from his total. Shots that bounce off or roll around the rim before going in are not counted, which was Allonzo's idea a couple of years ago in response to his mother's belief that he should strive to "control his own destiny."
