James "Chubby" Wells - NBA Agent/ Basketball Trainer

On this Thursday before Mother's Day Weekend, I sit in a nondescript gym watching six men play basketball late in the evening. The game isn't really about winning, although there is clear competitiveness in all who are on the court, but rather about getting the two younger guys on the floor to raise their basketball IQ. So while the game continues on for a couple of hours, there's plenty of downtime for their trainer to stop play and berate one or the other on their shot selection, their defensive stance, or on their move -or lack thereof-  to the basket. Anyone looking for a fast physical game will be sadly disappointed. But if they are looking for what it takes to be a professional ball player, they are in the right place, because one of the guys on the floor is James "Chubby" Wells, and he knows what it takes to make it and stay in the NBA.