The toughest transition for NBA rookies is one of the most basic aspects of the game
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- One of the biggest adjustments NBA rookies have to make is keeping up with the physicality of the NBA.
- That adjustment can be challenging, as the schedule can leave little time for rookies to work on their bodies.
- It can take years before young NBA players are fully adjusted to the physicality of the league.
- There is also a mental adjustment that rookies must make in the NBA that can make staying on the floor even tougher.
When NBA rookies enter the league, they face many challenges — learning the playbook, cracking the rotation, living on their own, and handling the season's travel demands, to name a few.
But perhaps the greatest challenge rookies face is the one of the most basic aspects of basketball — physically keeping up on the court.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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