Jalen Brunson was 2nd round, 33rd overall

He’s been very good in regular season games with Dallas and the Knicks, but his sudden ascension in this year’s playoffs is exactly the type of thing that makes fans discredit regular season performance

He was absolutely lights out in the playoffs. He somehow just accessed another level entirely.

Superstardom comes from consistency, though, so we’ll see if it was a one-and-done like Trae Young. But if he performs like that again next year I think he’ll solidify himself as a superstar

Is the NBA a farce? How are the superstars of the league not obliterating international teams? makes you think