Rethinking Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama's Standing After the NBA Finals
Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association
- Published
- June 15, 2026
- Duration
- 31:39
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses basketball.
Summary
The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and Jalen Brunson has officially entered a different tier of NBA superstardom. After scoring 45 points in the championship-clinching win over the Spurs and earning Finals MVP honors, Brunson capped one of the most impressive playoff runs in recent memory. Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize discuss what this champions…
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The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and Jalen Brunson has officially entered a different tier of NBA superstardom. After scoring 45 points in the championship-clinching win over the Spurs and earning Finals MVP honors, Brunson capped one of the most impressive playoff runs in recent memory. Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize discuss what this championship means for Brunson's place in the NBA hierarchy and whether it's time to rethink long-held assumptions about building around smaller guards.
Themes
- basketball