Jalen Brunson said playing with Josh Hart at Villanova helped him become an NBA player. But it was also dangerous at times facing him in practice.
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson cracked a smile ever so slightly, allowing himself a moment of levity after the Knicks’ frustrating loss to the 76ers.
“He’s a tough-minded guy,” Brunson said. “He doesn’t back down from a challenge and that’s how he is and that’s how he’s been. I’m not worried at all. He’s going to fit in.” Hart averaged 9.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 33.4 minutes for the Trail Blazers. He keyed a win for Portland over the Knicks at the Garden on Nov. 25, when he had 10 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and two steals.
“The thing that I like about him is just his competitive spirit, so I think you can put him on a primary scorer and he’ll make that person work,” Thibodeau said. “I don’t know if you really measure [this] statistically. I think his toughness is a big thing and that’s something that we need.”
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