Knicks name Jalen Brunson team captain, first in six years
In August 2024 the New York Knicks made Jalen Brunson their 36th captain, the club's first since Lance Thomas held the role in 2018-19.
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The New York Knicks named point guard Jalen Brunson their team captain in early August 2024, ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season. He became the 36th captain in franchise history.
The announcement came shortly after Brunson signed a contract extension that was widely described as team-friendly, leaving the club more room under the league's salary cap to add players. The Knicks had not had a captain since Lance Thomas in the 2018-19 season, so the title ended a gap of about six years.
Brunson joined New York from the Dallas Mavericks in 2022 and quickly became the centre of the team's rise. Team president Leon Rose praised him as a natural leader, and the captaincy formalised the role he already played in the locker room and on the court.
The move mattered because it marked Brunson as the face of the franchise at a time when the Knicks were building a contender. That profile is part of why his later appearances outside basketball, including a television acting debut, drew wide attention.
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