Jalen Brunson continues to be recognized among the NBA’s elite.
He is an All-Star starter for the second straight year, the league announced on Monday. It is also Brunson’s third straight All-Star appearance. He got the third-most votes in the East.
Brunson, who will return from a right ankle sprain for the Knicks’ clash against the Mavericks Monday, entered the game averaging 28.2 points and 6.1 assists per game on 48.1 percent shooting from the field and 38.8 percent shooting from 3-point range.
Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson was named an NBA All-Star starter for the second straight season. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
The All-Star game is a bit funky again this year — there will be three teams of eight players. Two of the teams will be made up of American players, while the other team will be a World team.
The top five vote-getters in each conference — regardless of position — were named starters.
Karl-Anthony Towns was the next-highest Knick with the seventh-most votes in the East. But he’s struggled in recent weeks, failing to make a case to jump into the top five to become an All-Star starter.
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OG Anunoby was 15th, Mikal Bridges was 17th and Josh Hart was 18th on that last batch of results.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown, Cade Cunningham and Tyrese Maxey are the other starters from the East. Steph Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic are the five starters from the West.