NBA legend Isiah Thomas relates to Jalen Brunson after Knicks championship
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Only four players in NBA history have earned Finals MVP honors at 6-foot-2 or shorter.
The first player to accomplish this feat was Isiah Thomas, who led the Detroit Pistons to their second consecutive NBA championship as Finals MVP in 1990.
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6-foot-2 New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson joined the list after averaging 32.6 points per game in his team’s NBA Finals win over the San Antonio Spurs, joining Thomas, Tony Parker and Stephen Curry.
Thomas related to Brunson as a “small” player during a recent appearance on the “Crossover Podcast.”
“This is what we know as small people. Once we get our game right, we’re looking at everybody in the NBA saying ‘You can’t guard me. You can’t guard me. You can’t guard me,'” Thomas said. “What Jalen Brunson just proved again, is when your game is tight and right, no matter what size you are, you become the best at what you do.”
“There wasn’t a player in the NBA this year, that you can say ‘Oh, he can guard Jalen Brunson,'” Thomas concluded.
Isiah Thomas on Jalen Brunson:
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Thomas averaged 27.6 points, seven assists and 5.2 rebounds per game as the Pistons took down the Portland Trail Blazers with a 4-1 series score in 1990. The Hall of Fame point guard closed out the series with 29 points in Game 5.
DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 29: Isiah Thomas speaks during the Mark Aguirre jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Center on January 29, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)More Basketball:2016 Cleveland Cavaliers Reunite 10 Years After NBA Finals Victory
Brunson closed out this year’s championship series with 45 points in Game 5, becoming the first player in Knicks history to score more than 40 points in an NBA Finals game.
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