The Latest Breaking News from Jalen Brunson

Scouts around the league give their honest takes on every team and your favorite players. We start off with the East.

DALLAS — At the Mavericks’ practice Tuesday, Luka Doncic sported a pair of royal blue Luka 1s from his custom Jordan Brand line, hardly missed from deep during the Mavericks’ half-hour of 3-point shooting contests, and then sat down for his first interview with reporters since the team’s preseason media…

NEW YORK — So this is what a real point guard looks like.

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NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson puts it in air quotes. “Added pressure.”

DALLAS — Luka Doncic no longer looks “fat,” or “soft.”

NEW YORK — Give Leon Rose credit for this aspect of his roster construction: if the Knicks play well and exceed expectations, they’re in good position to add difference-makers. Real difference-makers. All those first-round draft picks — 11 over the next seven years — are awaiting a trade partner more…

NEW YORK — Leon Rose emerged from hiding to tell the Knicks’ in-house network that he’s “thrilled” with his roster after missing the playoffs and missing out on Donovan Mitchell.

“It’s clear Porter and Houston have hopes of getting an extension done ahead of the 2022-23 season,” Kelly Iko writes in The Athletic. The deadline for any deal is Monday, Oct. 17.

NEW YORK — Teams tend to fit neatly into boxes in the NBA. There are the haves and the have nots. There are franchises actively trying to lose and there are franchises deep into the luxury tax because their championship windows require full commitment.

Previous reports indicated that there was “animus” between New York and Utah throughout the offseason.