Look at the pictures. This kid is not fat. But he has no business playing in that league.
No, you look more carefully at the pictures, the kid IS fat, even with a big frame. Kobe Bryant weighs less than this kid. The kid’s calves are visibly fat, and his face is chubby and it’s very evident from the fat rolls under his shirt he didn’t miss too many twinkies. Better for this kid to do some swimming to pair down weight and not take a chance on screwing up knees, combined with things like basketball pick up games and just moving around in general. Even have him do the tire drills on the high school football field, etc. Most kids at that age that get to be that tall are still in 180-200 pound range at most. An older man might go up to 220 at that weight, but really even a grown man at that height who was very muscled still would likely be overweight. Even NFL linemen at that height. This kid ain’t ripped.