Jalen Brunson avoids Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier comparison as he leads Knicks on brilliant run
NY Post
Newly minted All-Star Jalen Brunson wasn’t having it Saturday morning when told that many people believe he is the Knicks’ best point guard since Clyde Frazier.
“No,” he interrupted. “Just no.”
Brunson, of course, is the leading reason the Knicks carried a nine-game winning streak and a 15-2 record in 2024 into Saturday night’s game against the Lakers at the Garden.
Brunson, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his career Thursday night, has known Frazier for years because his father and Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson played for the Knicks when he was a child.
Brunson spoke reverently about the 78-year-old Frazier — a Hall of Fame point guard, a seven-time All-Star and a two-time NBA champion from 1967-77 with the Knicks — and still an immensely popular figure at the Garden as the longtime color analyst for MSG Network.
“I always say ‘hi’ to him whenever I walk past him on the bus or on the court — I always check in with him,” Brunson said. “I haven’t talked about the things that he was able to accomplish. Just because we just haven’t had the time to sit down. But it’s always a respect.
