Basketball's New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game

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Battling against opponents his own size is no big deal for Adams While his Oklahoma City Thunder have had great scorers such as Kevin Durant Russell Westbrook and Paul George over the years Adams has never been one to worry about his points The burly center instead takes on the tough tasks such as setting screens so his teammates can get open and being a rugged rebounder and defender Adams and His Superstar Big Sister Even with all his NBA success Adams isn’t even the most accomplished athlete in his family His half-sister Valerie was the Olympic gold medalist in the shot put in 2008 and 2012 She also won the silver medal in 2016 and remains one of the best in the world Representing New Zealand she was unbeaten in major world events from 2006 through 2014 Competing with her when he was younger and watching her train as an adult helped teach Steven lessons he would need to be successful in his own career I thought I worked hard and a lot of people say I do as well but seeing her work is on a whole other level It’s absolutely unbelievable She’s the most disciplined person in the world and just the hardest worker he said BASKETBALL’S NEW WAVE