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Speaker 1: all right, let's talk some basketball. So number twenty one

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Speaker 1: one of my favorite players in the league, mister jay

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Speaker 1: today because I think he's one of the more underrated

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Speaker 1: players in the league. I think there's a pretty big

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Speaker 1: gap between what the public perception is of Jalen Brunson

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Speaker 1: and where he actually lands in this league. Like I'm

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Speaker 1: the I believe he's the twenty first best player in

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Speaker 1: Twenty four points, four rebounds, and six assists in his

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Speaker 1: true shooting, which is obviously very very good. One point

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Speaker 1: this year. Jalen Brunson ranked fifth in efficiency at one

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Speaker 1: many people are aware of. He also scored seventy six

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Speaker 1: But it's not just him making those shots, it's the

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Speaker 1: But during the postseason he actually went up a level. Overall,

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Speaker 1: You can kind of like see the beginnings of this

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