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Knicks News: Jalen Brunson Team USA FIBA World Cup, Donovan Mitchell hype

By Jordanna Clark

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 10: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks walks off the court after game five of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden on May 10, 2023 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat 112-103. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 10: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks walks off the court after game five of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden on May 10, 2023 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat 112-103. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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New York Knicks fans won’t have to wait until the start of the 2023-24 NBA season to get to see Jalen Brunson in action again. Brunson has committed to rep Team USA at the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines this summer. Games will begin on Aug. 25 and will end on Sept. 10.

Brunson’s commitment to FIBA was reported simultaneously as Nets’ Mikal Bridges’ commitment. The Villanova duo will take the court together on the same team for the first time since their Wildcat days.

Other players that have announced their commitment are Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Austin Reaves, and Bobby Portis. The team will be coached by Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.

In other news, over a month after being eliminated by the Knicks in the playoffs, Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell appeared on Theo Pinson’s podcast, ‘Run Your Race.’ Mitchell spoke about what it was like to play at Madison Square Garden in the postseason, and it led many to believe that he still has the desire to be a Knick. However, it’s nothing new for non-Knicks players to rave about playing at MSG.

Since being traded to Cleveland last offseason, Mitchell has said that he thought that he was going to be dealt to New York. He had a stellar first season with the Cavaliers in which he averaged a career-high 28.3 points and was named an All-Star starter and received All-NBA Second Team honors. The 26-year-old has a player option for the 2025-26 season that he could opt out of to become a free agent.

More Knicks news

  • Julius Randle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle on Friday and is expected to be ready to go by the start of training camp. He sprained his ankle toward the end of the regular season and sprained it again against Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs.
  • Bleacher Report cooked up a trade idea involving the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns that would never go through.
  • The Knicks don’t have a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but they could get one from this trade idea involving Obi Toppin and the Pacers.

NBA news

  • The Heat handed the Nuggets their first home loss of the playoffs with a 111-108 win. Nikola Jokic’s 41 points (16-of-28) weren’t enough for Denver to go up 2-0. The series is now tied 1-1 with Game 3 being in Miami on Wednesday.
  • On Sunday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell will join Joe Mazzulla’s staff in Boston. Cassell was the lead assistant for the Sixers for the past three seasons.
  • Charania also reported on Monday that Kyrie Irving, who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, “reached out” to LeBron James to try to recruit him to Dallas. James said that he was contemplating retirement after the Nuggets swept the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
  • ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that former Rockets head coach Stephen Silas will be Monty Williams’ top assistant in Detroit. Silas was fired by Houston after the 2022-23 season and was replaced with Ime Udoka.
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