Jalen Brunson opens 2026-27 healthy after a scoring June against San Antonio
Jalen Brunson is not on the injury report as the Knicks start the 2026-27 season. He was cleared on Oct. 15 after a Day-To-Day rest listing on Oct. 13. He scored 21 points in 34.1 minutes against Philadelphia on Oct. 20, a Knicks loss.
By the Knicks Nightly Desk · updated 2 h ago01The story of the nightWhere Brunson stands right nowBrunson is healthy.
Brunson is healthy. He is not on the injury report. The Knicks listed him as Day-To-Day on Oct. 13 with a rest designation, and he was cleared on Oct. 15. That came after an earlier listing on Sept. 6, a Day-To-Day tag for his left wrist and arm. He was cleared from that one on Sept. 24. A Sept. 25 report said Brunson was 'Fully Cleared' for training camp. So the guard enters 2026-27 with no current injury designation. He is 30 years old, 6-2 and 190 pounds, and he has 8 seasons in the league. He wears No. 11 and plays guard for New York. The wrist was the only physical issue on his record this fall, and it is behind him.
02Recent games: minutes going upBrunson's minutes climbed over his recent games.
Brunson's minutes climbed over his recent games. On Oct. 5 against Philadelphia he played 14.8 minutes and scored 12 points in a loss. On Oct. 8 against Washington he had 13 points in 20.1 minutes, another loss. On Oct. 12 against Minnesota he scored 20 points in 21.7 minutes, but the Knicks lost again. The win came on Oct. 15 against Toronto. Brunson had 20 points and 7 assists in 28.9 minutes. On Oct. 20 he faced Philadelphia again and played 34.1 minutes. He scored 21 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists. New York lost, and he finished at -11.0. That was close to his last-season average of 35.0 minutes. The scoring has been steady at 20 or more in each of his last four games.
03What he did last seasonLast season, 2025-26, Brunson played 74 games for New York.
Last season, 2025-26, Brunson played 74 games for New York. He averaged 26.0 points, 6.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 35.0 minutes. He shot 46.7 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from three and 84.1 percent at the line. His true shooting was 58.0 percent. His usage rate was 29.6, which tells you how much of the offense ran through him. He also averaged 0.8 steals, 0.1 blocks and 2.4 turnovers. His plus-minus was 4.8. Those are the numbers of a lead guard who carries the scoring load and runs the offense at the same time. The question for 2026-27 is whether the Knicks lean on him that heavily again.
04The June run against San AntonioBrunson's best stretch came in June against San Antonio.
Brunson's best stretch came in June against San Antonio. On June 3 he scored 30 points in a win. On June 5 he had 20 points and 6 assists in another win, though he finished at -10.0. The Knicks lost on June 8 despite his 32 points. He answered on June 10 with 36 points and 7 assists in 44.5 minutes, a win. On June 13 he scored 45 points in 41.1 minutes, and New York won again. He was +10.0 that night. That 45-point game is the high mark on his recent record. He played 37.0 minutes or more in every one of those games. It showed what he can do when the minutes and the stakes go up.
05What to watch nextThe first thing to watch is health.
The first thing to watch is health. Brunson has two Day-To-Day listings this fall, one for the left wrist and arm and one for rest. Both ended with him cleared. The Knicks seem willing to rest him when needed. The second thing is the results. New York lost four of his last five games, with the only win coming against Toronto on Oct. 15. Brunson's individual scoring was fine in those games. His plus-minus was not: -11.0 against Philadelphia on Oct. 20 and -10.0 against Philadelphia on Oct. 5. The third thing is his minutes. He went from 14.8 to 34.1 over his recent games, so he looks close to a full workload.
Brunson26.0 ppg
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