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He Saw. He Believed. Now He Can Be an N.B.A. Star.

MIAMI — The training drill is named after LeBron James. Most people would be better off if they just let him do it.

Dribble a basketball while sprinting full court. Dunk it. Rebound. No time to catch your breath. Turn around and do it again.

Is that how to spend a morning in Miami?

Mark Williams walked into a gym tucked beside the bustling Interstate 95 in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami on a recent Thursday. The glowing lights of the gym were a poor substitute for the sunny skies in South Beach, where he could have been instead.