Victor Wembanyama didn’t win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, but he did get the silver medal and something much more valuable: The chance to learn from Kevin Durant.

The two stars hugged after the France-USA final. Wembanyama later shared some of their conversation, saying: “I made it clear to him that I wanted to learn from him and maybe steal one or two of his trademark techniques.”

Wembanyama has long admired Durant and has studied the Phoenix Suns star’s game. That makes sense, given the similarities in height, shooting ability and grace between the two. Wemby would be formidable if he incorporated some of Durant’s trademark moves into his game.

Here are three techniques Wemby can learn from Durant to reach the next level.

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Hesi pull-up jimbo

This is a signature technique associated with Kevin Durant’s career. It became famous after a 2017 tweet in which he noted that “you probably don’t understand what I just said if you don’t ACTUALLY play basketball.”

For those unfamiliar, the hesi pull-up jimbo is Durant’s signature pull-up. After dribbling, he suddenly stops, feinting before stepping back and shooting. Durant has used it throughout his career and is unstoppable. Last season, Durant averaged 51.8 percent of his shots.

Wembanyama can’t match his senior in terms of mid-range shooting. Last season, the San Antonio Spurs star only shot 33.7% on mid-range shots. If he can learn the Hesi pull-up jimbo, a technique that helps increase the angle of the shot, Wembanyama’s efficiency will increase significantly.

However, mastering the Hesi pull-up jimbo is not easy. Players need to have good ball handling techniques, smoothly transitioning from dribbling to throwing, and avoid being detected. Last season, Wembanyama’s average throws were a bit rushed and easy for opponents to predict. This technique helps the French center to widen the throwing angle and makes it harder for opponents to stop, especially when combined with his 2m24 physique.

Head tap

This is a very simple technique, the teammates screen in 2 directions, giving Durant many options to perform.

First, Durant can choose to cut in close to the basket if he switches with a defender. However, if the opponent arranges a lot of personnel under the basket, Durant will choose option 2, which is to run around and make a medium shot. Because if the opponent has a lot of pressure under the basket, the outer circle will be empty and vice versa. Durant is always proactive and chooses the most optimal attack option.

This technique is perfect for Wembanyama. There are few players in the NBA today who are both dangerous on the inside and outside, and Durant and Wembanyama are two of the few examples.

Both the head tap and the hesi jimbo can put Wembanyama in good positions to score. That’s the biggest thing he can learn from Durant. If Wemby puts himself in good position and gets into shooting position before he gets closed, no one can reach his shooting range.

Last season, Spurs implemented a variation of the “head tap” and it was quite effective.

Post fadeaway

Back in his OKC Thunder days, Durant was one of the best post-up shooters around. In the years since, he’s been one of the most effective scorers in that range.

Durant is extremely dangerous in this position because he can make a turnaround jumper, and combined with his height of 6ft 11in, no one can reach Durant’s shooting range.

Imagine Wembanyama using this technique, it would be even more terrifying. Because Wemby is 2m24 tall and has a throw range far beyond Durant.

Despite his size, Wemby is not a great post-up player. Last season he was in the 27th percentile, completing just 46% of the field and often losing possession.

Durant is decisive when posting up. He is also good at passing the ball when opponents are concentrated around him. This is also something Wembanyama needs to learn. His ability to coordinate and recognize the position of his teammates is still lacking.

Durant has learned to maximize his height and flexibility. And Wembanyama should learn and develop in the direction Durant has gone.

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