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Stanley Remy’s place in the
game today. There he is in
Miami with Dwyane Wade,
helping the future Hall of
Famer extend his NBA career. There he is
with Duke freshman-to-be Vernon Carey,
helping the scary good prospect prepare
for his. There he is in China with CJ
McCollum on an offseason sneaker tour.
The list goes on. If you want to know
who’s helping to keep your favorite player
sharp right now, there’s a pretty good
chance it’s Stan.
What his IG won’t tell you is how Remy
became arguably the game’s most
trusted skills trainer. He’s happy to do
that himself—assuming you can find
some time on his schedule between
workouts.
The short version: Remy grew up
hooping in Miami Gardens, a good but not
great player who eventually wound up
playing NAIA ball at Morris College in
South Carolina. But even in high school,
he started showing signs that his real
impact would come before the actual
games were played. He recalls a time his
squad was set to face a team in the
playoffs it had already been blown out by
twice that season, so he convinced his
coach to let him draw up a new game-
plan. His squad won the rematch by
double digits.It was around that time, hooping at a
local LA Fitness, that he met Keyon
Dooling, who was about five years older
and just starting out his NBA career. The
two hit it off, quickly linking as friends
and workout partners. Inspired by that
connection, Remy was a sophomore in
college not long after when he decided
he’d found his calling.
“I started training my own teammates.
I said, Hey, this is what me and Keyon work
on in the summer, this is what got me so
much better. It was one player, then two
players, then 10 players. And I knew that
when I finished college, this is what I
wanted to do for a living.”
It’s been more than a decade since
Remy left college and began gradually
building up a client base and reputation.
Dooling played a huge role, lending him
both credibility and copies of his NBA
playbooks, which Remy studied religious-
ly. Eventually, Dooling even agreed to let
Remy help refine his jumper; when
Dooling was asked in interviews the
following season about his improved
shooting, he shouted out Remy for the
cameras. Not long after, the calls started
coming in.
“Other NBA players started contacting
him like, Who’s this guy you’re talking
about?” Remy says. Soon, guys like
Rasual Butler, Udonis Haslem, James
Jones and more were showing up at that
LA Fitness, hoping to benefit from
Remy’s instincts and vision. Explaininghis success, Remy emphasizes his focus
on translatable skills—“I’m very in-game
situational, things that can be imple-
mented right away,” he says—but mostly,
it’s about being able to relate.
“The main thing is understanding how
NBA players think,” he says. “It’s
understanding how they live, how they
talk, hanging out, going to dinner with
them, and how they’re receptive to
information. Every player is different, so
you can’t teach everybody one way.”
There’s no doubt his personalized
approach is working. The playoffs were a
prime example, as Remy found himself
flying between Philly, Toronto, Milwaukee
and Detroit to work out Jimmy Butler and
Andre Drummond, all while keeping tabs
on his home base in Miami, where clients
range from other NBA players to college
and high school ballers. He’s growing
similar sessions in Orlando, Los Angeles
and Atlanta, with plans for more, building
toward the day when he hopes to employ
“30 trainers who are better than me.”
Don’t bet against it. Another peek at
his Insta offers ample reminders that
Remy is doing something special. More
often than not, you’ll see a comment
from Dooling whenever Remy updates
his followers on who he’s helping next:
It’s that time of year that made you
legendary my bro. Go get em and can’t
wait to support you all summer champ.
Keep building the brand fam.
Real recognize real. SCOURTESY OF STANLEY REMY