According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the New York Knicks have made Jalen Brunson “untouchable” in any trade conversations that may or may not include Giannis Antetokounmpo.

New York has made it clear they highly value Brunson, even if it means not being able to land Antetokounmpo as a result of it. The Knicks internally believe having him on a discounted contract will allow them to outlast their competition in their never-ending quest for a championship.

Both Milwaukee and New York have kicked the can around on a potential trade; however, both teams have the common mentality of wanting to keep their franchise player for the foreseeable future.

This has ultimately led to talks settling down and now at a stalemate of what’s next. It’s reportedly believed that the Knicks offered the Bucks a combo of Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, and Mitchell Robinson.

It’s unclear how the organization feels about potentially trading away Mikal Bridges; the reason why he wasn’t apart of this round of trade talks was due to being ineligible in the month of August because of contract restrictions.

Since the ending of last season, beginning this offseason, Antetokounmpo has sent very mixed signals of what he wants do with his career and if that’ll be continued with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jalen Brunson Suffers Knee Contusion

During the Knicks-Cavaliers game, fans saw Jalen Brunson crash to the floor, clutching his knee. He clearly couldn’t stand without limping or putting any weight on his leg, so he was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Brunson only played one minute and took one shot before being shut down by Tom Thibodeau. There is some silver lining: it isn’t as serious an injury as it looked live.

The Knicks have revealed that the superstar player only suffered a left knee contusion. The x-rays did return negative. However, they didn’t release further information on when he can play again.

New York has been injury-ridden this entire season; Mitchell Robinson, OG Anunoby, and Julius Randle are all out. The 27-year-old can now be added to this list.

Jalen Brunson, De’Aaron Fox Named NBA Players Of Week 4

The NBA has announced their winners for week 4 of the NBA season, and these two players deserve it for the performances they put on.

De’Aaron Fox balled out averaging 32.3 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.8 rebounds. Not a bad way to get back into the flow of the season after some time off due to injury.

Jalen Brunson, while not coming back from injury, continues to show the world why New York went after him and left Dallas. He averaged 28.5 points and 6.5 assists last week.