NYK select Brunson as their 36th captain in franchise history.

[Hey Yo]

He's their 1st named captain since 2019

Brunson quickly became one of the team's leaders after arriving in 2022 and on Tuesday was selected as the 36th captain in franchise history. The Knicks hadn't had one since Lance Thomas in the 2018-19 season.

Knicks President Leon Rose called Brunson a "natural born leader," adding in a statement that he was confident the All-Star guard would "continue to represent our organization, fans, city and his teammates with the same heart, grit and class that he has displayed each and every day since he came to New York."

Brunson has led to the Knicks to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in both his seasons after coming from Dallas. He averaged 28.7 points last season, earning his first All-Star nod and finishing fifth in voting for the NBA MVP award.

Brunson becomes the fourth second-round pick to be Knicks captain. That list is headlined by Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center who was nicknamed "The Captain" for his leadership.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40747554/knicks-jalen-brunson-team-captain

[Patrick Chewing]

I think Randle's ass is getting traded soon.

[gengiskhan]

I think Randle's ass is getting traded soon.

You cannot trade VICE Captain!

[Real Men Wear Green]

Mavericks repeated an odd mistake. Like with Nash they found a diamond, Brunson being a second round pick (Nash was the 3rd pg in Phoenix). Like Nash Brunson became a surprise star in Dallas and then like Nash had to leave to get paid and the contract was still well-under his true value when he left. And now Brunson is doing the Knicks the massive favor of a 100 million-dollar discount. Dallas bounced back nicely thanks to Kyrie Irving tanking his own value but how much better could they have been if they had Brunson and could have used the assets spent on Irving in other areas?

[ILLsmak]

Mavericks repeated an odd mistake. Like with Nash they found a diamond, Brunson being a second round pick (Nash was the 3rd pg in Phoenix). Like Nash Brunson became a surprise star in Dallas and then like Nash had to leave to get paid and the contract was still well-under his true value when he left. And now Brunson is doing the Knicks the massive favor of a 100 million-dollar discount. Dallas bounced back nicely thanks to Kyrie Irving tanking his own value but how much better could they have been if they had Brunson and could have used the assets spent on Irving in other areas?

It's a big discount, but it's not 100m. It's 5 years vs 4. It's still like 50, though. Who knows, also, he might get signed to a sweetheart deal at the end.

I do think they need to make a move. Would be funny to see the Knicks actually contending.

-Smak