Let’s be honest for a minute. What is to preview about Brunson?
Last summer the Knicks inked the little, sturdy-but-swift point guard to a four-year deal. Brunson had played 302 games (regular and post-season) in the NBA then, starting less than half of them.
I was the first man on Earth to say he was a super-sub and I also doubted his chops at leading a team even though he did nearly for a full season (and 18 games in the playoffs). Perhaps it was just that Luka Doncic was shining so brightly next to him that he prevented me from seeing and realizing how Brunson’s luminance was equally great.