Napheesa Collier

We'd go to dinners or just hang out and talk about the season and stuff. And I guess it just naturally progressed.

We'd go to dinners or just hang out and talk about the season and stuff. And I guess it just naturally progressed.

There are definitely some years between that.

There are definitely some years between that.

So the first time I met him was right before I left for UConn, and I had a different trainer. And one of my friends was just like, you know, I'm going to this workout with this guy from the company they were with was called Pure Sweat. I'm going to Pure Sweat, we're gonna work out, do you wanna just join me for this workout? So that's like technically the first time I met him.

So the first time I met him was right before I left for UConn, and I had a different trainer. And one of my friends was just like, you know, I'm going to this workout with this guy from the company they were with was called Pure Sweat. I'm going to Pure Sweat, we're gonna work out, do you wanna just join me for this workout? So that's like technically the first time I met him.

I was like, oh, I actually really like what he's doing. And then, you know, I go to college. I have that horrible year. I'm like, I need to get better in this offseason. And I knew I wanted to, you know, move on from my other trainer. He was starting to, you know, transition out of training. And Alex was the only person I knew. And I'm like, I really liked what he was doing.

I was like, oh, I actually really like what he's doing. And then, you know, I go to college. I have that horrible year. I'm like, I need to get better in this offseason. And I knew I wanted to, you know, move on from my other trainer. He was starting to, you know, transition out of training. And Alex was the only person I knew. And I'm like, I really liked what he was doing.

And so that's how he became my trainer.

And so that's how he became my trainer.

like I said we worked together for like what three years doing that and then he went to New York and I don't know I just thought he was really cute and we were spending a lot of time together and you get to know people more that way like it's not like I'm only seeing you on the court more now I get to see your personality more I could tell he was getting flirty too and I think he just like asked me out on a date one day we went to dinner he's not like he ever asked me to be his girlfriend we just started hanging out a lot after that and it kind of just

like I said we worked together for like what three years doing that and then he went to New York and I don't know I just thought he was really cute and we were spending a lot of time together and you get to know people more that way like it's not like I'm only seeing you on the court more now I get to see your personality more I could tell he was getting flirty too and I think he just like asked me out on a date one day we went to dinner he's not like he ever asked me to be his girlfriend we just started hanging out a lot after that and it kind of just

I think the first title we had was like engaged because I don't know if he ever like asked me to be his girlfriend.

I think the first title we had was like engaged because I don't know if he ever like asked me to be his girlfriend.

Yeah. Yeah. Uh, I would say so. I mean, and he had a lot of experience. He worked with a lot of NBA players, so he kind of saw the progression of that. Like he worked, for example, I mean, He worked with Trey Young since he was in high school, so you see the levels of it. Obviously, they accelerate a lot faster. They don't go through college the same way.

Yeah. Yeah. Uh, I would say so. I mean, and he had a lot of experience. He worked with a lot of NBA players, so he kind of saw the progression of that. Like he worked, for example, I mean, He worked with Trey Young since he was in high school, so you see the levels of it. Obviously, they accelerate a lot faster. They don't go through college the same way.

It was cool to lean on his expertise in that, too, because I had no idea what to expect. I didn't have any WNBA friends. Just knowing what that process looks like, being able to... He knows what agents you're supposed to look for in an agent, how deals are supposed to be done, so leaning on his expertise in that, too.

It was cool to lean on his expertise in that, too, because I had no idea what to expect. I didn't have any WNBA friends. Just knowing what that process looks like, being able to... He knows what agents you're supposed to look for in an agent, how deals are supposed to be done, so leaning on his expertise in that, too.

I mean, I never had a dream to be a WNBA player, so I would say yes. I mean, when I was little, I wanted to be a teacher, and then I wanted to be a doctor, and then I wanted to be a hairstylist. I loved playing with hair. I think I just accidentally fell into professional basketball. I just loved playing sports.

I mean, I never had a dream to be a WNBA player, so I would say yes. I mean, when I was little, I wanted to be a teacher, and then I wanted to be a doctor, and then I wanted to be a hairstylist. I loved playing with hair. I think I just accidentally fell into professional basketball. I just loved playing sports.