Brandon Payne

As a basketball player development specialist, Brandon Payne is renowned for his self-curated training methods that are responsible for the success of some of the game’s most elite athletes. Most notably, 3x NBA champion, 2x NBA MVP (the only unanimous MVP in NBA history) and 6x NBA All-Star, Stephen Curry, sits atop the extensive roster of impressive clientele. Curry, who is an eight-year client of Payne’s, said, “Every time I talk to him, he has a new idea. He has a new thought. He has a new plan of attack. He has something different that makes me think.”

Since training his first client in 1996, Payne has developed and refined a unique, elaborate workout program combining strength, speed, agility and skill work into one efficient session aimed at producing a more innovative and intelligent model of basketball player development. His success led to the eventual founding of Accelerate Basketball Training, an elite basketball- training center catering to all levels of talent. For more than two decades, Payne has personally trained over 100 NBA, WNBA and international athletes with his work profiled in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, NBA TV and many others.

Payne’s expertise and methods have been integrated in different avenues of basketball including The Underrated Tour, Accelerate Basketball, youth training camps, and more. He also works closely with Under Armour’s sports science team, contributing insight to create a more effective product design process. With Payne’s passion focused solely on basketball skill training, he continues to work with a select handful of players and strategically partner with experts in relevant fields, such as nutritionist and physical therapists, to ensure each client receives a well-rounded experience. Every day for Payne is a challenge to improve as a trainer and obtain new information that will expand his offerings to players.