Jalen Brunson is sneaky good & his dad schooled Rob Pelinka once | Enhanced podcast

Published 2022-01-18
The Dallas Mavericks have won 7 out of 8 games, but it hasn't all been Luka Doncic. In this segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Ben and Cody discuss the underrated talents of Mavs guard Jalen Brunson, and we watch his dad, Rick Brunson, school Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka in a Fab Five NCAA Tournament game from 1993.

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All Comments (21)
  • Yes! More Brunson for everyone. Coming from Sweden (so no connection to any city in the US), I became a mavs fan (and NBA fan) because of Luka. But now, Brunson has almost as much of my basketball-fandom.
  • @discgolfboy9
    I can confirm that Jalen was THE craftiest guy in middle school and high school. Dude has always been the man and he deserves recognition for it! Absolutely love seeing this
  • @joshbrown2217
    The other thing I love about Brunson is how he really steps up when Luka is out. He really takes on the scoring and a lot of the plays in general.
  • @svj5089
    his finishing is so good for his size, he's finishing 70% at the rim this season
  • Thinking Basketball is the most healthy time I spent on Youtube. And you guys never seem to drop the ball. Just buckets.
  • @cows543
    I really enjoy these podcast clips you’ve been posting! Keep up the great work
  • @yashsolanki589
    Well, that is the most accurate description of that blue bird thing these kids pull up on the internet.
  • @whocares3201
    To become elite man will have to start shooting open catch and shoot 3s (at a way higher clip and more efficient). As a mavs fan, this is the one thing that i really dislike about his game. But I am sure he will improve there too, he has been nothing but amazing for a 2nd rounder and improves every season.
  • One of my favorite players to watch in the league. Such a quick snappy player
  • Brunson isn't sneaky good he IS good! Villanova is one of my favorite college teams so being able to watch him in college and them my favorite team (the Mavs) draft him; couldn't tell you how happy I was. I seriously hope the Mavs pay him this summer, he is more than worth it.
  • @wipe919
    Jalen Brunson has improved so much since he came in.
  • @QuartzCanvas
    what a wonderful story about you person connection to his family. Stuff like this shows this channel is one of, if not the best, platforms about basketball right now.
  • @dwnturn
    my favorite podcast out there, y'all rlly analyze these players and games really well
  • @dephy11
    Brunson is sooooo underrated
  • I gotta admit that I never really paid attention to Brunson before this video but just wow this guy's acceleration and deceleration is turning him into Doncic Deux!
  • @DuoGreatness
    Big fan of your pod and YouTube channel! Been watching since that first Lonzo analysis I believe. Very nice to put a face to your voice. Keep up the fantastic work!!