A formerly “puny” man could not find anyone tall enough to guard him.
A few years into his professional career, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needed to add post-up drills to his summer routine. His trainers, far from the typical troop that surrounds an NBA superstar, couldn’t meet the criteria. Gilgeous-Alexander spends his summers in Hamilton, Ontario, near where he grew up. His morning workouts, which begin at 6 a.m., include a Team Canada assistant coach and six friends from high school.
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The gang goes by the name of its text chat: “Sunrise Training.” But no regular sunrise trainer is bigger than 6 foot 2. Whatever the crew wanted to try with Gilgeous-Alexander on
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