With a 23-16 record, the New York Knicks are presently fifth in the Eastern Conference. They are only two games behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and seven games behind the Milwaukee Bucks, who are the top-seeded team. ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins is all in on the New York Knicks, regardless of where they are in the standings.
ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins has high hopes for the Knicks squad this season.
Perkins says he thinks the Knicks are the second-best team in the Eastern Conference, with the Boston Celtics being the only club that is better than them in a recent episode of ESPN’s NBA Today. Perkins thinks that New York, aside from Boston, has what it takes to defeat any Eastern team in
Recently, national media outlets have praised Brunson’s play highly.
G Jalen Brunson was also praised highly by Perkins, who stated that he could win any postseason series but one against the Boston Celtics. In the past, Brunson has shown himself to be a capable playoff player.
After playing in eighteen postseason games in the 2021–2022 season, Brunson averaged 21.6 points per game, which was a significant increase from his regular season average of 16.3 points per game. Brunson averaged 27.8 points per game across 11 postseason games in his debut season with the Knicks last season, which was a significant increase from his regular season average of 24.0 points per game.
For the Knicks to support Perkins’ claims, they must perform better against opposing clubs.
For the Knicks to
OG Anunoby addition has made an instant impact on Knicks’ ceiling
Despite this, the acquisition of F OG Anunoby has seemed to already pay dividends and was likely the driving factor behind Perkins’ bold statements about the team. New York is 6-1 in the seven games he has appeared in, including emphatic wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Philadelphia 76ers. In addition, New York also has the league’s best defensive rating, as well as the net rating.
