Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said the biggest key in the NBA is getting players to buy in. Look at the reshaped bodies and listen to the gushing praise and it’s clear the Nets have bought into the new performance staff monitoring everything from Jeremy Lin’s sleep to Brook Lopez’s Slurpees.
“I’ve never seen an organization care for their players holistically, from a 24/7 standpoint, versus when we’re on the court or when we’re practicing or at the arena,’’ Lin said. “It’s all-encompassing … like the way you sleep or little stuff like how you set up your bedroom and how it impacts your sleep.