A parade for the ages. Brunson hosting SNL, and guest-starring on Law & Order: SVU and popping up at the Emmys. KAT curating a Sotheby’s auction. ESPYs sweep. Josh Hart in the U.S. Open broadcast booth. OG and Alvarado throwing out first pitches at Citi Field. The starting five appearing on Good Morning America. Countless red carpets.
Pretty cool summer.
This is what happens when you win in New York.
LeBron and KD had their reasons for passing on the Knicks, but they passed on a stage no other NBA city can offer.
Plenty of superstars dodged New York because of the pressure. Brunson and his boys showed what happens when you don't.
Win in NYC and the whole city is yours. Everywhere else, you just get a banner.
On Karl-Anthony Towns and Knicks, there’s been plenty of conversation between Knicks and Towns’ side. League source familiar with the matter said talks have been positive and NYK has made it known that it wants Towns to be a Knick for a long time, thinks highly of him. One data point: Knicks have talked to Towns’ side about deals that start in $45M-$50M range, per SNY sources.
… not sure why the NY Post is surprised that that the generation which grew up being shot at in schools thinks that it’s funny that a dude who asserted that school shootings are “just the cost of doing business” (I’m paraphrasing) caught a bullet in the neck…
"I dont think we have a big target
Because I don't think anyone
is picking us to win again.
We're using it as fuel
We're still the hunters
We're not satsified with one"
–– Josh Hart
Jalen Brunson is a generational bucket getter…
Entire team is built around his ability to footwork, craft, pivot, pumpfake, step through, & bully his way into ISO bucket after ISO bucket at a high enough clip to win. And they won a championship off it.
Jalen Brunson averages 6.5 more points per game in the playoffs than the regular season.
This is the largest increase among qualified players in NBA history.
Not a “heater" or just a small-sample fluke. The biggest jump from April to October basketball to when it actually matters.
Regular season Brunson is elite, yet somehow in the playoffs he manages to raise his game even higher.
He’s the NBA’s Mr. October and one of the best playoff performers of all time.