Jalen Brunson was announced this week as the 36th captain of the Knicks, a number that feels like more of a rough estimate because captaincies aren’t usually this official and the organization has been around since 1946.
Given the list of some of the known previous captains — for instance, Lance Thomas, Courtney Lee, Raymond Felton, Eddy Curry, David Lee, Steve Francis — it’s not exactly hallowed ground.
But this is different. There’s more to Brunson being captain than the title.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.