“Everyone’s better than Jalen Brunson until it’s time to be better than Jalen Brunson”
Or maybe it should be:
“No one’s better than Jalen Brunson”
Or maybe just:
“Jalen Brunson is better than everyone.”
The Knicks went 16- 3 this postseason.
Their 3 losses:
Lost by 1 point to ATL
Lost by 1 point to ATL
Lost by 4 points to San Antonio
First team to win the Finals without losing a single playoff game by more than 4 points since… MJ’s 1998 “Last Dance” Chicago Bulls.
Highest +/- in a single NBA playoff run:
🥇 2026 Karl-Anthony Towns
🥈 2017 Stephen Curry
🥉 2026 Jalen Brunson
An ALL-TIME championship run for KAT & Brunson 💍
Jalen Brunson is the Jalen Hurts of the NBA:
• Turn up in the playoffs
• Disrespected constantly
• Elite leaders
• Thrive under pressure
• Changed the culture of their franchise
• Do as much or as little as it takes for their team to win
• Finals/SB MVP & Champions
Kendrick Perkins on Jalen Brunson:
"This man has become the greatest Knick of all time. He will never spend another dime on another meal, another drink. I don't know if he's even gonna have to pay his mortgage in the city of New York. This is Mr. New York. He is the new Derek Jeter of this generation. All time great run"
Everyone is better than Jalen Brunson.
Until you have to beat Jalen Brunson in a 4th quarter of an NBA game.
And then you realize, no one is better than Jalen Brunson.
And now he’s an NBA champion.
Jalen Brunson is now the first player in NBA history to win Finals MVP, Conference Finals MVP, and NBA Cup MVP.
In just one season, he became a Knicks legend.