Later, they respond to commissioner Adam Silver’s comments regarding the NBA injury crisis and propose solutions to end the prolonged absence of star power for the league. (1:14) The Big Number: $530,

The New York Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals last season, have a top-10 player in Jalen Brunson, replaced Tom Thibodeau with Mike Brown in one of the biggest coaching changes of the offseason,

Jalen Brunson set the tempo of the frenetic rhythm of the city that never sleeps from the City of Sin. The dancer from the Big Apple, with his captivating footwork, both

Two years ago Brunson, the most celebrated second-round pick since Nikola Jokic, led all American-born players in scoring, and he has since maintained the pace. He has been an MVP top-five finisher and for the second time with the Knicks he’s averaging 28 points.

Tonight, the New York Knicks prevailed over the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup semifinals, going up 132-120 behind Jalen Brunson, who dropped a monstrous 40-point performance on the Franz Wagner-less Magic.

By how the NBA defines pace, which is a bit of a flawed stat, the Knicks aren’t playing that much faster. They’re still bottom-five in that category. Their secondary assists and passes per game aren’t much improved, if at all.