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Has Jalen Brunson Already Passed Jeter and Eli in New York? | Evan & Tiki

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3.8795 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks are NBA champions, and Jalen Brunson’s place in New York sports history is suddenly the debate of the city. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber react to Brunson delivering the kind of moment Knicks fans waited generations to see, then ask how far one championship can carry him among New York’s most beloved sports figures.

The conversation turns into a passionate climb up the New York icon ladder, with Brunson compared to Tiki, Curtis Martin, Alex Rodriguez, Henrik Lundqvist, Patrick Ewing, Mike Piazza, Mark Messier, Eli Manning and Derek Jeter. Evan argues that leading the Knicks to a title carries a rare weight in this city, while Tiki and the crew push back with points about longevity, legacy, playoff greatness and what it really means to become a New York legend.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The New York Knicks are the NBA champ. So Joe B will stop by coming up at noon, a brand new edition of Posted and Toasted. And as I did promise yesterday, we have what everyone said about Jalen Brunson when he signed with the New York Knicks. Every single main host here, I have tracked down the audio. It was endless work. It was not easy. I hear it's

0:23.2

caused some angst amongst other people because they don't remember what they said. Oh, they're nervous

0:27.8

about what they opined regarding Jalen Brunson. That is true. That's what I've heard. Now, I'm going to

0:32.8

be honest, Boomer, Gio, Craig, me, Tiki, Tommy, and Big Mac. Everybody, we got clips of. And honestly, like, there's nothing to be afraid of. I kind of remember what I said, but I kind of don't. There's not remember it being a big deal to me. And that's a great point. It wasn't. It wasn't the lead story around here. It just wasn't. But I will let everybody know and all the fans know there's nothing to be ashamed about. I mean, I don't think anyone in their right mind thought that Jalen Brunson would walk in here and within a couple of years win an NBA championship. And I doubt he or anyone else ever thought the discussion we're about to have was ever going to take place. But I was thinking about this late

1:10.8

last night. And I know that Jalen Brunson's script isn't done yet, right? He's still a Nick. He may be a

1:16.4

nick for five more years or ten more years. Who the hell knows? He may win another championship or

1:21.3

two or six. Right. No idea. Or he may just collapse. I don't know. It's sports. But as we sit here today on Tuesday, June 16th, I want to have a fair discussion about how high

1:34.0

up the New York icon ladder Jalen Brunson has now gone.

1:38.7

I mean, once you win a championship, it puts you on a different pedestal.

1:43.1

Well, that's why I want to start with you. And you know, I love you and respect you and think you should be a Hall of Famer. And someday you will be. Are you ready to just begin this process by admitting that Jalen Brunson has surpassed you, Tiki Barber, as a New York icon? I concede. You can see. I can see. No fight. Very good.

2:01.0

Yes.

2:17.3

Congratulations, Jaylon Brunton. We all love you. I dropped out of the race. There you go. He's out. All right. A guy who played in a similar era as you, the great Curtis Martin, someone I admired, I am here to tell you that Jalen Brunson has surpassed Curtis Martin. Yes, and Curtis is iconic.

2:19.5

Obviously, you can count on him and rush for a thousand yards every single year.

2:21.4

No doubt. But he didn't win the championship. No, and it sucks that that's kind of part of it. I think that will be a common refrain for a lot of the iconic beloved players. Let's go to a hell. That's me. Totally. So we're good. We're moving up the ladder very slowly, ladies and gentlemen. And of course you can chime in as the show rolls on 888-808-108-101. Let's get to a guy who did win a championship. Let's get to A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez. Are we ready to say that Jalen Brunson has surpassed A-Rod on the ladder? I'm going to say yes. Of course you're going to say yes. I mean, Sean loves A-Rod. In fact, to the point where we had an A-Rod day here, the jersey is now longer here because Craig came back and he 86th everything we did to the studio. No, it's in my closet right over here.

3:08.0

I can take it out whatever you want.

3:09.1

It's not hung any longer.

3:10.7

Right, right.

3:11.5

But I think he is controversial and his belovedness.

3:18.0

Because Sean's age loves him.

3:20.6

You go a little bit older than Sean.

3:22.0

They're like, eh, Rod.

3:26.6

Young, I mean, it didn't last.

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