In today’s NY Daily News, Kristian Winfield wrote about New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson’s uptick in assists since the OG Anunoby trade. Winfield writes, “[Brunson] went from having no games with 10 or more assists this season to logging two in a row in the games that immediately followed the deal.”
Following the end-of-December trade for OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn in exchange for Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, Brunson’s assist average has risen significantly. Winfield states that “Brunson was averaging just six assists per game this season prior to the trade,” but now, “Only six players are averaging more assists per game in the New Year than Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson.