As several Knicks players put up shots after practice last Tuesday, Frank Ntilikina dribbled a basketball attentively, responding to the stimuli in front of him near midcourt of the team’s practice facility. A workstation had been set up for him, with pinging lights, in different colors, each one representative of a different action Ntilikina was supposed to take.



When a green light flashed, he was to take a crossover dribble and reach for the light with his opposite hand. If it was red, then he took a step forward. If blue, a dribble behind the back. Always reaching for the light with his opposite hand, with assistant Ross McMains watching over him.



The drill was fairly simple, meant to make Ntilikina respond quickly to triggers while sharpening his dribble and reaction time.



“You gotta work your brain,” he explained. “But also your handle.”



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Thought this was a cool drill Frank...