ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins says he would choose Jalen Brunson over Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander when it comes to ranking the NBA's best point guards. I made it clear.
In an interview with Stephen A. Smith and Molly Kerim on Friday's “First Take,” Perkins was asked who would replace Brunson at point guard, and the always outspoken basketball pundit answered that New York Knicks star He explained that he stands alone at the top. hierarchy.
“I wouldn’t take anyone,” Perkins said. “And that's no disrespect to Stephen Curry, no disrespect to SGA, but I'm not going to put anybody over Jalen Brunson. Look at him giving out 42. Was it? [points]Have you heard what Mike Brown said about Jalen Brunson and the care and detail he had to put into his surroundings??
“Did you hear what Draymond Green said after Jalen Brunson went to Golden State and made them work? When it comes to floor generals, there's no player that's going to be in the game other than Luka. [Dončić]…I can't say enough about what he's doing for the New York Knicks despite all the injuries. In my opinion, he's the best point guard in the game right now.”
Brunson has been off lately, coming off impressive performances against the Portland Trail Blazers (45 points), Sacramento Kings (42 points) and Warriors (34 points), and the Knicks have lost their last five games. Won 4 games in middle school.
From a purely statistical standpoint, Brunson is averaging more points and assists per game than Curry and Gilgeous-Alexander this season, leading the Knicks to a potential top-four spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. leading to.
In the Knicks' recent win over the Warriors at Chase Center, Brunson outscored Curry, scoring more, assisting more, posting a significantly better plus-minus, and helping an undermanned New York team overcome Golden State's late comeback. They won 119-112.
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