Hand up, I’ll be the first to admit that I had no idea captains existed in basketball anymore. I mean, when your last captain was Lance Thomas and Courtney Lee in 2019... not as prestigious as it used to be. Nobody wears the “C” on their chest anymore.
List of Knicks team captains:
Jalen Brunson
Lance Thomas
Courtney Lee
Carmelo Anthony
Amar'e Stoudemire
Raymond Felton
David Lee
Chris Duhon
Eddy Curry
Malik Rose
Steve Francis
Jamal Crawford
Kurt Thomas
Stephon Marbury
Allan Houston
Larry Johnson
Herb Williams
Derek Harper… pic.twitter.com/rx1YLRIMse— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) August 6, 2024When Jalen Brunson was named captain on Tuesday, I was shocked to hear he’s the 36th in team history.