Fifty points, forty-five points! From second place, to first place! A four-year contract of 100 million
As the NBA season draws to a close, the competition between the East and West rankings has become even hotter. And in the West, the Thunder, Timberwolves, Nuggets, 35-16;The Clippers lost only one game, and fell from the original first place in the East to the fourth place in the West; Who will be one of the top four in the East is hard to say. And Phoenix, the supergiant in the league, is also steadily rising and is currently ranked 5th in the East, while all three players of the Suns are not injured, which is enough to prove their strength. In addition, the two giants currently in the East, the Lakers and the Warriors, are showing signs of recovery.
In the entire Eastern Conference, only the Celtics have won more than 70 percent so far. Behind them, the Greens, and behind them, the Bucks and 76ers fell silent. The Bucks did not perform well enough because of the second-in-command Lillard, and Rivers, an experienced head coach, did not fully integrate into the Bucks' team. The Bucks, led by Rivers, are only one win and four losses, and have fallen from No. 2 to No. 3 in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are even more unbearable, their top scorer Embiid missed the entire season due to a knee injury, and the 76ers, who lost their main team, also began to decline, eight rounds, one win and seven defeats, falling directly from third to fifth in the East.
The fall of the Bucks and 76ers has given many unknown Eastern teams a chance to emerge, and the Cavaliers and Knicks, who have not been well-known before, have suddenly risen, and they have recently risen to the second place in the East with a record of 14-1. Meanwhile, the Knicks have risen to No. 3 in the Eastern Conference and they have a 10-1 record in 11 rounds. In fact, the comprehensive ability of these two teams is very strong, last year, the Cavaliers showed a lot of potential and successfully entered the playoffs, and their three stars are Mitchell, Garland, Allen, and the Knicks have Brunson and Randle. This season, the Knicks also traded the league's best 3-and-D power forward Anunoby from the league, which greatly improved the team's defensive capabilities and gave the team more room to develop.
Whether the Knicks can move forward depends on whether Brunson can lead the team forward. This season, Brunson averaged 272 points, 39 rebounds, 6With 5 assists, that statistic makes him a standout performer on the defensive end, with his three-point percentage and 41The 1% three-point shot is more than even most of the big point guards in the league. In terms of technique, Brunson's figure is not good, 1.85 meters tall, but his physique is very strong, he can easily blow up opponents, and his three-point shooting is also very good, so Brunson is considered the most neglected player in the NBA, and this is also the first time Brunson has entered the NBA All-Star Game.
It's really encouraging to look back and see how far Brunson has progressed over the years. At the age of 18, as a second-round pick, he played a second-round game with the Mavericks, and during this time, he also played with his brother Dong Ciqi and made the first team. It wasn't until the playoffs of the '21-22 season that Brunson began to explode, and he was a diamond that could shine brightly. This year, Dong Qiqi missed the first round of games due to injury, and Brunson defeated the Jazz single-handedly, scoring an average of 278 points. After that, even after Dong Qi's return, Brunson still maintained a good form, and in the second round of the playoffs and the Western Conference finals, he scored 25+ in several games, which was also an important turning point in his career. Brunson terminated his contract with the Dallas Mavericks during his summer sabsence of '22, and the Dallas Mavericks didn't sign him to a new contract on time.
But Brunson got the attention of several other teams because of his excellent performance in the playoffs, and the Knicks offered him a four-year one0.4 billion US dollars, Brunson has not yet become a star player at that time, but his annual salary has exceeded 100 million US dollars. Judging from the current situation, the contract given by the Knicks is still a good deal, Brunson has just joined the Lakers, and he is already a rising star, he is already a rising star. Brunson has also had a lot of good performances this season, with 50 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists against the Phoenix trio, and 45 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists against the Bucks. Fifty points, forty-five points! From a second-tier player, he has become a big guy! It's worthy of an All-Star Game, with a big contract of 100 million for 4 years, how far can the Knicks mix in this team?