Jalen Marquis Brunson is an American professional basketball player, born on August 31, 1996, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. He plays a point guard for the New York Knicks as of May 2025, and is playing in the 2024-25 NBA Playoffs. Brunson played collegiate basketball for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, which represents Villanova University. He averaged 18.9 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game in 40 games during his junior season, as per his college roster.
Brunson was named the NCAA East Region Most Outstanding Player as he won two NCAA Championships in 2016 and 2018. He earned many accolades, including the Bob Cousy Award, the BIG EAST Player of the Year, the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and many more during his collegiate career. Brunson declared for the 2018 NBA Draft after his junior season.
Jalen Brunson's Draft
Jalen Brunson was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks as the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft, becoming the fourth and final Villanova player to be selected in that draft. On July 16, 2018, he signed a four-year contract worth $6.14 million with the Mavericks, as per Spotrac. Later on July 12, 2022, Brunson was traded to the Knicks and signed a four-year contract worth $104 million (via Spotrac).
Brunson played four years for the Mavericks, where he averaged 17.3 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game in 277 games. As of May 25, 2025, Brunson has played three years for the Knicks, scoring 5,535 points, grabbing 706 rebounds, and making 1,415 assists in 210 NBA regular season games, starting all of them.
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