NEW YORK — Playoff experience can be invaluable for young players even if they are not playing in the postseason. Just being around veterans and being involved in the atmosphere of the postseason can help a player.
For Philadelphia 76ers guard Jaden Springer, it is no different. Despite not getting any real postseason minutes unless the game is decided, just being around the Sixers and his veteran teammates for this playoff run can be beneficial for his development.
“I feel like this year, it feels more intense,” Springer said. “I feel more locked in than last year’s playoff, to me. We got new guys, a lot of veterans here that have been around. Especially, in situations like this so being able to learn from them and watch how they prepare and lock into moments like this has been good.”
Springer can take lessons from Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and others just by observing how they prepare for each playoff game and series. The meticulous preparation that comes with the postseason can rub off on such a young player who has a lot of potential such as Springer.
“For sure,” the 20-year-old beamed. “Just learning and picking up on these guys with experience so I can use that for later on or in my career whenever that chance is given to learn how to prepare and stay focused and being able to scout your opponent and stuff like that. That’s big.”
Springer will have a terrific chance to learn from this postseason run when the Sixers advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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