Would you take Jalen Brunson or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? 👉 Stephen A. & Perk DEBATE 🗣️ | First Take
Head to the game of the night in the association between Steven A Nicks and the defending champs Michael Porter Jr who has been on a roll had another Top shooting night on his way to 31 points Nicola yic notched his 22nd triple double he’s good and the Nuggets held
Off the New York Knicks for a 113 100 Win Thursday now while it’s a tough loss for the Knicks Jaylen Brunson still a bright spot for New York this season Brunson leads the team in points assists games played leading the Knicks to the fifth best record in the East and even
More impressive considering obviously all the injuries that they’ve dealt with here in New York so we bring in our guy Kendrick Perkins as promised hello perk like the Pinstripe how we feeling How We Living what’s up Miley what’s going on what’s going on what’s up what’s up
Big perk all right there we go there we go that’s the energy I need yeah well peep is oh yeah I’m ready I’m ready I just occupied Stephen A looks relaxed he looks like he’s he’s he’s he’s ready for this week he’s ready for this uh Milwaukee Adventure he’s on all right
Perk tell me this which point guard would you take over Jaylen Brunson right now I wouldn’t take one not nobody really and there’s no disrespect to Steph Curry there’s no disrespect to SGA but I’m not taking anybody over jayen Brunson matter of fact Molly I should have asked James and the producers to
Pull up footage over this over what guys were saying while the Knicks were on this West Coast road trip that they was just on we did you see him handing out 40 pieces did you hear what Mike Brown said about jayen Bronson for as guys for as the attention and the Deep details
That they had to put around him blitzing him did you hear what Draymond Green said after they went there after jayen Bronson went to Golden State and gave them that work when it comes down to being a floor General right it’s no other player in the game outside of Luca
And I wouldn’t even consider him a point guard he’s a point forward that controls the game like Jaylen Bronson what he’s doing for the New York Knicks despite all the injuries I can’t say enough about it and right now he is the best point guard in the game in my opinion
When it comes to being a floor manager and a floor General that’s what he’s doing getting buckets and doing it on the defensive side of things he’s second in the league and taking charges Jaylen Bronson has been Sensational as a native New York and a Die Hard Knicks fan I’m so thankful and
Grateful for the greatness that he’s put on display I think he’s been arguably the greatest free agent pickup this decade outside of LeBron James I mean he’s been that phenomenal averaging 29 a game by the way since Julius Randle and OG and anobi has gone down and having said that he’s still behind
Shay gilgas Alexander let’s pump the brakes just a touch and put into perspective who Shay gilis Alexander is and what this brother brings to the table he’s second in the league and scoring he’s averaging 30.9 points per game career high 54.4% shooting from the field 37.5% from
Three-point range leads the NBA in over two steals per game career high 6.4 assist per game right there with Brunson at 65 14.7 points in the paint per game which is fifth in the NBA and check out this stat perk on Pace to join Michael Jordan as the only players in league
History with two seasons averaging 30 points and five assists shooting 50% from the field by the age of 25 this brother is something special not only that he’s legit 6667 I know what we’re seeing from Brunson not taking anything away from him especially being in New York on that
Stage without Julius Randall and an anobi and doing what he’s doing but despite what he’s doing Shay gilas Alexander is still battling for a number one seed in a tough Western Conference doing what he’s doing and know by the way he’s under the age he’s he’s he’s
Under the age 25 and this the brother special I know that Jaylen Brunson is special too I’m sold but shill just Alexander no I’m not going to tell you I would take Brunson over him I’m not goingon to do that well well say Let me let me say
This SGA has been balling I think the future is bright for him I think he will be an all NBA player for years to come first team at that but let me say something it speaks volumes okay let me say this it’s one thing for us to come
On telev vision and praise what we’re witnessing out of all these young players that are balling out of control right now uh in the NBA but it’s another thing for your peers for your peers the people that you’re going against to go in the post game and say these things
That they’re saying about J and but what they’re saying about jayen Bronson and so when I think about jayen Bronson okay and I just think about what he’s doing the impact of how he’s doing it SGA is balling I understand that but on top go ahead the reason here’s what I think
You’re missing perk respectfully this is what I think you’re missing okay we’ve seen SGA do something similar before so when they talk about him now they talk about him as if it’s ordinary he’s 66 with his ball handling shot making skill set and you’ve seen it before from him
And you’re seeing it more now as they’re TI for the number one seed in the Western Conference the difference between him and Jaylen Brunson no one saw this coming Draymond Green spoke about this the other day no one saw this coming so you’re looking at Jaylen Brunson and even though he’s had success
In the past in Dallas had some success last year especially in the players against Miami what you’re seeing now it’s like damn we never saw this coming whereas with Shay Gil just yeah that that’s him that that’s him that’s who he is I I I I get that I get that and it’s
A valid point they didn’t want to believe it they saw it they just didn’t want to believe it and he had to every day he got to come out and fight to prove his love okay Okay
Would you take Jalen Brunson or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? 👉 Stephen A. & Perk DEBATE 🗣️ | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins discuss Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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44 Comments
I'm a die hard Knicks fan to the day I go to the grave bit let's keep it a buck….. It's SGA
Ha! Perk with the Five Heartbeats reference at the end!
Jalen Brunson is like Isiah Thomas the newest one on the Boston CELTICS. He is a midget having a good year. It wont last more than several years.
I'm not saying that Brunson isn't great (still pissed that he didn't stay in Mavs, Mav would easily be championship contender last year), but man… How can you make this debate??? Shai is playing like mini prime Jordan right now. KD was MVP in 2014 and Shai already has more 30+ point games this season than KD had and that difference will only increase. Shai is leader in steals per game. Shai leads his team to the best record in western conference, Shai shoots almost 38% from deep and 54,4% feom the field with 0,9 blocks and 6,4 assists per game… I really don't see how this is close. It's clearly Shai.
Just came here to say MPJ since all star break will be the reason nuggets repeat.. we up next year tho ⚡
OG PERK 😁😎 MMHMM WHO THIS FOR
🗣️Who This for
Bro theres more than 10 better pg than brunson like stop it already
Triple doubles don't mean as much in a league that doesn't allow real defense
Molly stole the show sheesh
These dudes forgot Luka exists
If it’s in the playoffs I’m taking Brunson because we have evidence of him playing well in high pressure playoff games. SGA just hasn’t had the chance to prove that yet, otherwise I’d take him no doubt.
I think Jalen Brunson has more of the killer instinct I’m going with him, and I knew Shai was going to be a star when I was watching him when CP three was on the thunder
Perks the man
We don't believe Kermit the frog is a Knicks fan FOH
SGA is way better than Brunson
I would take jokic.
This a worse prompt than talking about what pajamas Lebron wears to bed. Why are we talking about this?
They both lucky Ja not playing rn tbh
C’mon Big Perk really? This is laughable 😂
Neither
SGA is arguably the best PG in the league now. Why would you put Brunson in the same conversation lol
Talk about Jokic: 🚫
Talk about the guys that Jokic put a stomp on: ✅
Bro the West is a joke..JB almost beat the nuggets with no Randle or OG😄
This is a stupid conversation. Just appreciate all these guys.
SGA all day.
Brunson will always be the under dog , national player in college, 2 championships in college . Luka goes down in the playoffs he drops 40 . He been carrying the knicks around without major starters at a franchise that was trash when he got there . Its definitely worth the comparison
Jalen Brunson clears as day I’m taking someone who have playoff experience than someone who just got hot
I’d take Luka
Brunson way better than SGA, it’s not even close… Best point guard in the league period…
BRUNSON > SGA
SGA hasn't done anything in the playoffs JB has in both conferences….. SGA isn't in a Big Market…. Nobody cares about Oklahoma…. That's a football state
Jesus Christ that was a terrible just terrible take from Kendrick Perkins
LUKA IS THE BEST PG IN THE LEAGUE AND ITS REALLY NOT CLOSE
perk is absolutely correct. sga is great but scoring isn’t everything lol.
def taking sga , and im a knicks fan that aint even a question 😭
Jokic mvp this year. Yet again
He won't be effective in playoffs.. short players don't and can't dominate when the game slows down
Stephen A looking beat today
You guys are on drugs on my mama
Between Brunson & SGA I'll say SGA is currently the better player but I'd take Brunson in the playoffs because we've seen what he's capable of in the postseason. We haven't seen Shai in the playoffs yet except as the 2nd fiddle playing Chris Paul ball, so I'll reserve judgement on him until after this playoff run. But I'd take Ant Edwards over both of them, because he's really like that.
Stop disrespecting sga like that
No one?? lol
Kendrick Perkins was in the NBA and they allow him to talk as a analyst