The Milwaukee Bucks land a young center from the Minnesota Timberwolves in this proposed trade. The Bucks part with a fan favorite in the deal.
In this proposed trade, the Milwaukee Bucks land an intriguing two-way player who would be converted to a standard deal, as well as an athletic undersized big from the lowly Washington Wizards.
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points despite missing part of the third quarter with an apparent injury, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 140-106 on Sunday.
The Knicks inconsistency stood out in a roller-coaster weekend against the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Jalen Brunson scored 44 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 and 18 rebounds as the Knicks ran away from the Milwaukee Bucks, 140-106, on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points despite missing part of the third quarter with an apparent injury, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 140-106 on Sunday.
So some like Alperen Sengun, Domantas Sabonis and Jaren Jackson might get reserve spots. But the real tough decision is measuring Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Anthony Davis against Victor Wembanyama. I’ll go with Durant and LeBron this time — and assume the other two will be in the game.
As for Brunson, the Villanova product is within 27,000 tallies of overtaking reigning All-Star Game MVP Damian Lillard (Bucks). Having upped his distribution this year, Brunson’s career-high 7.5 assists per game, in conjunction with his 26 PPG and clutch play makes him one of the more exciting players to watch in the league.
A big reason for the Knicks nine-game winning streak before this stretch was Mikal Bridges playing like an All-Star. From Dec. 1 to the end of their winning streak, Bridges was averaging 21.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game on .571/.431/.750 shooting splits.
Three Knicks, including the team's two stars, are battling with injuries ahead of the team's Wednesday night matchup with the 76ers.