Brandon Payne

Brandon Payne, native of Charlotte, NC, has become one of the most acclaimed basketball NBA Performace development specialists. Having personally trained over 100 NBA, WNBA, and International athletes, Payne’s proven self-curated training methods have contributed to the success of one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Stephen Curry. For over a decade, Payne has been the on-court trainer for the 4x NBA Champion and 2x NBA MVP, who sits atop the roster of impressive clientele.

Payne properly coined the “Brain Trainer” and “Basketball Scientist.” “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,” Stephen Curry says of Payne.

Since training his first client in 1996, Payne has created and refined a unique training philosophy to accompany extensive workout programs.  By combining strength, speed, agility, skill, and neurocognitive development/neuromuscular efficiency, Payne aims to produce a more innovative and intelligent model of basketball player development. His demonstrated success led to the founding of Accelerate Basketball, an elite basketball training center catering to all levels of talent.

Payne’s expertise has been chronicled in major publications, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, and more. His methods and training techniques have been integrated into many basketball avenues, including Steph Curry’s Underrated Tour, NBA Pre-Draft, Combine, and Camps and Clinics worldwide. 

“I firmly believed there was a more efficient way to enhance the fundamentals and physical strength of each player. I researched, explored and ultimately discovered that we could accelerate players' growth by combining what we knew about the body, the brain, and basketball skill development. We could teach players how to communicate with their bodies in an efficient and correct manner.” - Brandon Payne.