While his compatriots played the Eurobasket and lost against France in the round of 16, after a crazy match won by the Blues in extra time, Omer Yurtseven prepared himself in his corner for the upcoming NBA season.
The pivot of Miami, who did not want to join Turkey for the European competition, mainly focused on his physique. His first year in the league brought him answers on his level in this area.
“Fighting interiors like Joel Embiid or Jusuf Nurkic, tough guys, it made me realize that I had to be more powerful”he observes for Basketball News. “I saw that I needed to add power to my game. Without neglecting flexibility, because you also have to play against thinner and faster interiors. “
“You can’t overcome a bad diet, I’ve tried it before and it didn’t work”
For his second year in Miami, the Turk therefore knows that without perfect condition at the start of training camp, he cannot hope to do better than his average 12 minutes in 2021/2022.
“If I want to get a spot in the rotation, I have to be in the best possible physical shape. Which is currently the case. Losing fat and gaining muscle was difficult, but it’s a daily job. The Miami staff is very demanding and if I want minutes, I will have to get them during the training camp. I’m focused on that. “
The physical standards of the Heat are, it is well known, very high. Last season, Markieff Morris thought he arrived in good shape in Florida, but the franchise had set the bar even higher. Omer Yurtseven has therefore adapted to this culture, which he considers ” intense “.
“When you drop your fat percentage, you have an extra weapon. I realized that recently. It’s amazing to feel like that, to get closer to your potential, to your maximum speed. We see him with a Jimmy Butler, with his reaction time, his speed, his agility. It has no fat, so everything is more explosive. You can’t overcome a bad diet, I’ve tried it before and it didn’t work. Therefore, I have a cook now, to take care of my diet. “
| Omer Yurtseven | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 56 | 13 | 52.6 | 9.1 | 62.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Total | 56 | 13 | 52.6 | 9.1 | 62.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 | |
