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Jalen Brunson
NYK
New York Knicks

Jalen Brunson

#11 · New York Knicks · 6-2 (188 cm) · 190 lb · Villanova

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Jalen Brunson plays for the New York Knicks. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at point guard. Jalen Brunson is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 33.6 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (98 %). He averages 26.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards VJ Edgecombe, Peyton Watson, and Josh Giddey, who score 40.8 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is VJ Edgecombe.

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TOR
Toronto Raptors
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Probable starter at point guard per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Point Guard Starter

Positions he can play: Point Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
33.6
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard98 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 33.6 26.0 3.1 5.2 0.6 0.4 43.0 36.7 78.2 54.5 31.6
2025-26 74 35.0 26.0 3.3 6.8 0.8 0.1 46.7 36.9 84.1 58.0 29.6

Game log

In his last 5 games: 26.6 pts, 3.4 reb and 5.2 ast in 31.7 min (0.6 pts above his season average, 26.0)

Best games of the season: 38 pts @ Bulls (Oct 28) · 6 reb @ Cavaliers (Nov 7) · 9 ast @ Cavaliers (Nov 7)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 107-115 34:48 27 3 5 12-23 3-8 0-0 -20
Nov 10 vs
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 117-85 27:49 23 4 2 7-18 1-3 8-8 +5
Nov 7 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 109-97 34:18 31 6 9 12-25 3-7 4-5 +13
Nov 4 vs
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 135-105 28:13 33 2 4 10-17 5-10 8-9 +33
Nov 2 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 103-90 33:30 19 2 6 6-16 4-11 3-6 +6
Oct 30 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 93-98 35:21 24 5 6 8-22 3-10 5-6 -5
Oct 28 @
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 133-127 35:20 38 1 7 13-25 6-10 6-8 +3
Oct 27 vs
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 111-97 36:26 23 1 7 5-18 0-5 13-16 +14
Oct 25 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
L 102-111 32:29 28 3 4 12-28 1-7 3-6 -3
Oct 23 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 103-107 37:14 19 2 4 7-17 2-5 3-6 +6

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
687
Pts/100 poss.
40.8
FG%
43%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
VJ Edgecombe 54 14 5/13
Peyton Watson 41 22 9/11
Josh Giddey 29 10 4/8
Jalen Suggs 29 4 2/7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 27 6 3/8

Who guards him

Possessions
666
Pts/100 poss.
20.4
FG%
39%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
VJ Edgecombe 37 6 3/7
Matas Buzelis 35 5 2/6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 35 3 1/4
Peyton Watson 27 10 4/7
Meleek Thomas 26 3 1/3