As much as Jalen Brunson gave his team last season the boss, Leon Rose, decided it wasn’t enough to make the Knicks a serious championship contender. It’s why he traded for Karl-Anthony Towns and

“That’s the beauty of Jalen as a leader,” Wright, who coached the New Jersey-born Brunson to two NCAA championships at Villanova, told NJ Advance Media at the at the 92nd annual MBWA All-Met Haggerty Awards Dinner on Thursday.

The New York Knicks are facing some pressure, with the team going 1-1 at home heading into Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. For a Knicks team that's clearly the better squad, on paper, it's been a bit surprising to see the team struggle.