When you don’t normally see the court, it’s hard to stay ready. Over the past couple of years, the Boston Celtics bench was called the Stay Ready group which primarily consisted of players like Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, and Luke Kornet. However, all players must be ready because you never know when you get your chance, even if you’re the 12th man.
On Thursday against the LA Clippers midway through the third quarter, it was Jaden Springer’s number that was called and he stepped up big time. When Springer was acquired on trade deadline day last year, he was known as a lockdown defender and he lived up to that tagline locking up the Clippers backcourt in the overtime win.