If you list the biggest Knicks gambles of the Mikal Bridges trade, you won’t get past 1 or 2 without the double-down on Jalen Brunson.
For much of the last year — perhaps even two years — the debate raged over whether Brunson is a carry-the-torch superstar. Many chimed in. Most answered ‘no.’ Some said he’s too small, too unathletic. Brunson converted a few non-believers after putting up Michael Jordan numbers in the playoffs.
This was Leon Rose’s big trade. Sure, there will be more additions before the season starts and, perhaps down the road, enough value on the roster to complete another blockbuster. But Tuesday was Rose emptying his asset chest. He relinquished control of five of his own first-round picks in the next seven years. That’s a one-time maneuver. You can forget the Giannis Antetokounmpo or Devin Booker dreams.
“Jalen propelled himself to heights that we’ve never thought he could be. … Can we have foreseen that? I don’t think so,” Smith told The Post. “I never thought Jalen Brunson would’ve been a 40-point guy. He could get 40 now in his sleep.”
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