With a record number of players who’ve donned the black-and-white (27) and a record number of starting lineups (32), staying ready is a priority in Brooklyn, as ESPN’s Malika Andrews wrote this weekend.
So, a “stay ready crew” would need to have been created if it hadn’t evolved over the last couple of years. It’s not, as Andrews writes, unique in the NBA.
The idea of added pickup games and workouts for fringe players isn’t new. In Chicago, the Bulls call them the “low-minute run.” In Milwaukee, the Bucks have “the play group.” It’s the “extra-work group” in Detroit.