Kinu was the definition of hard work beats talent when talent don't work hard . He wasn't the nicest or best kid in his age group when it came to basketball Growing up but my bro passed everybody & went d1 and overseas .
Jalen Brunson's one ring in New York is worth more than both of Kevin Durant's.
Let me explain.
Durant had Westbrook and Harden entering their primes, Serge Ibaka next to him, and a Finals trip by age 23.
He never saw it through.
He joined a 73 win Warriors team instead. Arguably the best team already ever assembled. He didn't build anything. He didn't carry anything. He decided to be a bus rider instead of a bus driver.
Then he tried to be the guy in New York. Even picked his co-stars with Kyrie Irving and James Harden. He chose the alternate team in NYC to the Knicks and couldn't make it happen.
Brunson did the opposite.
Second-round pick. Too small. Too slow. The media torched the Knicks for building around him. Nobody thought he was a 1A.
He walked into New York anyway.
Took the criticism head-on. Never made an excuse. Never pointed at the roster. Just got to work.
Took a team that hadn't won a title in 53 years to the Finals. Went up against Wemby, over a foot taller, reigning DPOY, arguably the best player in the league.
Dropped 45 in a closeout game on the road with a shooting hand that needed surgery.
Kevin Durant has two rings. Both came with training wheels.
Jalen Brunson has one. It took everything.