Jalen Brunson has just been named an all-star for the first time in his career! He is playing extremely well this year and continuing to prove just how good he is. Many people thought that Brunson should have been an all-star starter over Damian Lillard, as they have pretty much the same stats except Brunson makes a higher percentage of his shots.
This season Brunson is averaging:
26.8 Points
6.5 Assists
3.8 Rebounds
1 Steal
48% of shots made
42% of three-pointers made
After signing with the Knicks in 2022, many critics said that he was "overpaid" by the Knicks but Brunson quickly proved them wrong and exceeded pretty much everyone's expectations. In his first year with the team, he played fantastic and helped the team to make the 2nd round of the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
Additionally, This season Jalen Brunson is:
5th in total points scored
11th in total assists
3x Player of the Week
1st in charges drawn
The first-ever player to score 50+ points, 5+ Assists, 5+ rebounds, 5+ steals, and 5+ 3-pointers in a single game
The first-ever player to score 50 points while making 100% of their 3-point attempts (min. 8 attempts)
The first-ever player to score 30+ points in a half without a miss
Tied for the NBA record of most 3-pointers made in a game without a miss.
Jalen Brunson has been one of the best things to happen to the Knicks in a very long time, and he was their best free-agency signing ever. He has had an incredible time with the Knicks so far and it will be exciting to see just how great he can be for the rest of his career.
Brunson will now be headed to Indianapolis to play in his first All-Star game on February 18th!
The other NBA All-Stars are:
Eastern Conference:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Jayson Tatum
Tyrese Haliburton
Damian Lillard
Jaylen Brown
Donovan Mitchell
Bam Adebayo
Julius Randle (first time in over a decade the Knicks have had 2 all-stars)
Tyrese Maxey
Paolo Banchero
Western Conference:
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Nikola Jokic
Luka Doncic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Kawhi Leonard
Anthony Davis
Devin Booker
Anthony Edwards
Steph Curry
Paul George
Karl Anthony-Towns
