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Jalen Brunson is playing for an NBA championship and maybe for the title of best Knick ever
Brunson is averaging 26.9 points in the postseason as New York seeks its first championship since 1973.
- Jalen Brunson has led the Knicks to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, positioning the franchise for its first championship since 1973.
- After arriving in 2022 on a deal worth more than $100 million, the Villanova champion transformed the team, which advanced in the postseason every year since his arrival.
- A title would place Brunson alongside legends Willis Reed, Patrick Ewing, and Walt Frazier, who noted winning one championship cements a player's New York legacy.
- The Eastern Conference finals MVP and his father, Rick, a Knicks assistant who played for the team in 1999, will become the first father-son duo to play in the finals for the same franchise.
- Teammate and close friend Josh Hart dismissed critics questioning Brunson's status as a top-tier player, stating, "I know he doesn't really care about it.
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Jalen Brunson is playing for an NBA championship and maybe for the title of best Knick ever
Jalen Brunson might be playing for something more than a championship in these NBA Finals. After just four years, he is all over the record book for a New York Knicks franchise that has been around for all 80 NBA seasons.
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