Jalen Brunson
While you might be acknowledging Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, and Luka Doncic’s case more seriously for the MVP case, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has risen from the ashes to become a top dog. Since the beginning of 2023, Brunson has been stellar and has surely uplifted his claim to be amongst the best in the most versatile manner.
When the New York Knicks acquired Jalen Brunson from the Dallas Mavericks, their major expectation from the payer was to change the entire culture inside the organization. While some veteran stars have struggled, it is Brunson who has established his MVP case since the beginning of the New Year as per StatMuse.
Not only that, but Jalen Brunson is currently on pace to have the best individual scoring season for a Knicks point guard since Walt Frazier.
Yes, it is surely late, not just for Jalen Brunson, but for any other player in the NBA to join the 2023 MVP race. As the top dogs have taken the bar too far and too high. However, that doesn’t mean Jalen Brunson hasn’t been playing phenomenally, but to join the quest for the highest individual honor, should be a little delayed affair for the 26-year-old scorer.
Taking a look at just the five previous performances of this marquee Knicks scorer, Brunson has put up games of 38, 26, 44, 34 and 34 points respectively. The 44 points that he dropped on the Milwaukee Bucks was a career-high. Coming into Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards, Brunson was averaging a career-high 21.9 points per game, 3.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists while shooting 47.2% from the field and 39% from behind the arc.
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