Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Tom Thibodeau
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The New York Knicks saw their season come to a disappointing end at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. It was their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, when they also fell to the Pacers.
Jalen Brunson broke out as a bona fide star in the NBA during his 2023-24 campaign with the New York Knicks. But his offseason somehow managed to be even more eventful.
Knicks star Jalen Brunson seemed to address rumors and speculation of a team rift amid the firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau.
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Those two led the Knicks to 51 wins and the conference finals, but the defense was not good enough, even with Mitchell Robinson.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson wasn't always a superstar at the NBA level. The No. 33 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft spent four years with the Dallas Mavericks, showing star potential. It wasn't until Brunson left the Mavericks for the Knicks in free agency before the 2022-23 season that he made that star-level leap.