Draymond Green can’t say enough good things about Jalen Brunson: ‘Head of the snake’
NY Post
Draymond Green can appreciate Jalen Brunson’s story as a former national collegiate player of the year who lasted until the second round of the NBA draft only to become an All-Star.
“I know what that feels like,” Green said with a smile on his YouTube channel podcast after the Knicks defeated the Warriors on Monday night in San Francisco.
Green, the 35th overall pick out of Michigan State in 2012 after being named the NABC National Player of the Year, has made four All-Star teams and has won four NBA titles in 12 seasons with Golden State.
Green recalled facing Brunson, the 33rd pick out of Villanova in 2018 after being the consensus national player of the year as a junior, and the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals in 2022, but admits he never expected the former Villanova point guard to become the dominant player he has over two seasons since signing with the Knicks as a free agent.
“He is playing at an all-NBA level. It’s good to see him getting his due that he’s getting,” Green said. “I played Jalen Brunson, we did, in the playoffs a couple of years ago with Dallas. That was a totally different player.
“And by the way, he was really good then, so I’m not gonna act like he was a bum then. He was really good then, so much so that in that playoff series, he was my matchup. … So he’s been good, but I’m not sure any of us thought he’d be this. It’s been fun to watch. JB is one of those guys that you cheer for because he’s humble.”
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