Jalen Brunson is better than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Not "in the playoffs" or "for one run."
Better, period.
Yes, SGA has two MVPs. But he was forced to watch Brunson beat the team he couldn't and win Finals MVP.
Brunson obliterated the 7-foot-4 DPOY Victor Wembanyama across five Finals games.
I went through all the data, analytics, awards, and accolades to build a case for why Brunson is the best.
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
I honestly believe the Knicks winning the championship inserted a level of joy and happiness into my being that cannot and will not be erased. You cannot take that from me. The floor of the depth of any cavern of sadness was raised as well as the ceiling of my joy
Mike Brown had a HISTORIC 2025-26 season:
NBA Records
🏆 Largest point differential in a single playoff run: +283.
🏆 Largest comeback in NBA Finals history: Came back from 29 points down in Game 4.
🏆 Largest playoff victory margin: 61 points.
🏆 Largest halftime lead in NBA playoff history: 58 points
🏆 Most consecutive playoff wins by 25+ points: 3
🏆 Tied NBA playoff record for most 3-pointers in a quarter: 11
🏆 Tied NBA playoff record for most 3-pointers in a half: 18
🏆 Tied NBA playoff record for most 3-pointers in a game: 25
Knicks Franchise Records🗽
🏆 First NBA Championship since 1973.
🏆 First NBA Cup championship in franchise history.
🏆 Most playoff points in a game: 144.
🏆 Largest playoff victory in franchise history: 51 points.
🏆 Most 3-pointers in a quarter in franchise playoff history: 11.
🏆 Longest playoff winning streak in franchise history: 13 games.
🏆 First Eastern Conference Finals sweep in franchise history (4–0 vs. Cleveland).
🏆 Largest regular-season victory in franchise history: 120–66 over Brooklyn.
🏆 First team in NBA history to win both the NBA Cup and NBA Championship in the same season.