Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson was not close to cracking the top of the 2024-25 NBA MVP voting, but did get recognized for his achievements on the hardwood during the season.
Brunson received a single fifth-place vote out of 100 cast, tying him with Clippers guard James Harden and Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley for 10th place.
For the second-straight season, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic were the top two vote-getters, but this time the Thunder guard took home the award with 71 first-place votes (913 points) over the Nuggets’ center (787 points), who had the other 29.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (470 points) took home third place ahead of the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum (311 points). Donovan Mitchell (74 points), LeBron James (16 points), Cade Cunningham (12 points), Anthony Edwards (12 points), and Steph Curry (2 points) also received votes.
In 65 regular season games this year, the Knicks’ leader averaged 26 points (48.8 percent from the floor), 7.3 assists, and 2.5 rebounds in 35.4 minutes per game. He was also named to his second-straight NBA All-Star game, this time as a starter. He was also awarded this season’s Clutch Player of the Year.
Last year, Brunson finished in fifth place (142 points) after receiving three second-place votes, one third-place vote, 28 fourth-place votes and 32 fifth-place votes.
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