Surgeons are not idle in New York, and after Julius Randle, Bojan Bogdanovic and Mitchell Robinson, it's Jalen Brunson who has just had surgery.
Victim of a broken left hand during Game 7 against the Pacers, the All-Star will be unavailable for a period of six to eight weeks. Substitute for the United States in the event of withdrawal of one of the twelve players selected for the Olympics, Jalen Brunson should therefore not be reinstated for the Las Vegas training camp.
On the other hand, like his teammates, he will be restored for the start of the next NBA “training camp”, which will begin at the end of September, beginning of October. In the best case scenario, he will be ready from July 1, and he has already announced that he will work hard to do better than this season, which is already exceptional for him individually.
“Every year, I approach the summer asking myself how I can improve as a player, in order to be the most complete player possible”he explained. “It's clear that there will be a lot of things to do, basic exercises, physically and other things that I could do to be better. The most important thing is to continue to strive for perfection, knowing that I will never achieve it. My head tells me that I have to improve every day. I don't care what I did as a player, it doesn't mean anything. … I’m going to train this summer to be better.”
It is also, from the beginning of July, that he will be able to sign a contract extension. At most, the Knicks can offer him a new contract worth $156 million over four years!
| Jalen Brunson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 73 | 22 | 46.7 | 34.8 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 57 | 18 | 46.6 | 35.8 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 68 | 25 | 52.3 | 40.5 | 79.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 79 | 32 | 50.2 | 37.3 | 84.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 68 | 35 | 49.1 | 41.6 | 82.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 77 | 35 | 47.9 | 40.1 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 28.7 |
| Total | 422 | 28 | 48.9 | 39.1 | 82.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 16.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
