The New York Knicks won 47 games and advanced to the second round of the playoffs largely on the shoulders of Jalen Brunson this past season. After many were initially skeptical of the 6’1″ lead guard being able to live up to the $104 million he received in free agency, he proved his doubters wrong and then some.
Brunson averaged 24.0 points, 6.2 assists, and 0.9 steals per game on impeccable 49-42-83 shooting splits in the regular season while helping lead New York to the fifth seed. He wasn’t done either, putting up 27.8 points, 5.6 assists, and 1.