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So Jalen Brunson answered every question this postseason, leading the Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years and earning finals MVP honors.

He averaged more than 32 points per game in the finals, highlighted by a signature 45 point performance in the title clinching game five.

This championship marks another defining chapter in a career that continues to rise to New Heights for Brunson.

What a career it's been for him so far since joining the Knicks in the 2022-2020 season, he became a three-time all-MBA player, three-time All-Star, one clutch player of the year, and of course, now the 2026 NBA Finals and Finals MVP. So now, as we open this up to the entire association, is Jalen Brunson, Marcus, you first, a top five player in the NBA? He has to be. He has to be. First of all, let's just dial it back. Last year this team went to the Eastern Conference Finals. I would call that a successful season, even though, you know, everyone wants to see the Knicks win. They come back to next year and do the exact same thing, right? And not only that he does it, he's second team all-N-A, this year he's first team all-N-B-A. So that's top five. The first team all-N-B-A, obviously, with the numbers and missing the games, that tells you who's top five. New York is the biggest market in the world.

You step in neck and neck with L.A.

This guy has exceeded all expectations.

He hasn't, he didn't assemble a super team, whatever you want to call it.

And every time he's able to step up to the plate, the way I look at it is this.

You go into the playoffs, and the playoffs is what creates stars, not the regular season is this. You go into the playoffs and the playoffs is what

creates stars, not the regular season. If you go on into the playoffs and you're seeing

his number in the playoffs and not just his numbers, what he did, you went into Philly. I'm going to

finish. I'm going to skip past the Atlanta series because I felt like they were going to win

that. You go into Philly. You go against arguably three superstars, two Hall of Famers, sweep them.

A close-out game, you win by 40.

You go into Cleveland, arguably two Hall of Famers, you sweep them, right?

And then you go into the finals, arguably one of the best players that's going to play this game.

You talk about Wimbiana, and you gentleman sweep of being down double digits each time.

Wholeheartedly, that's Jalen Brunston scoring and lead his team and being a quarterback.

The biggest, the stars in the NBA are created from the players and the markets.

If you go into a market like New York and you do what he did,

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