Jalen Brunson

Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships. On January 5 (a night he was honored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association as its Amateur Athlete of the Year), with J. J. Barea and Devin Harris sidelined, Brunson posted 13 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and a career-high 8 assists on January 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers for his first professional double-double. On March 12, 2019, Brunson improved upon his career high with 34 points with five rebounds, four assists and a steal in a 105–112 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

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The game of basketball is perfect for fathers and sons, and some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-10-current-nba-players?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best basketball players</a> in NBA history had sons who entered the league, following in their footsteps. Likewise, players who maybe didn&#39;t stick around for very long had sons who had lengthy, successful careers in the league. A few father-son pairs even played at the same time.

Some sons like Luke Walton and Patrick Ewing Jr. entered the league with massive legacies to live up to after their fathers, Bill Walton and Patrick Ewing, respectively, dominated the league. Others like Al Horford and Justise Winslow are trying to build their own names after their fathers&#39; brief stays in the NBA.

Then, there are the modern legends like Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry, who lived up to their dads&#39; names and surpassed them in ways that would have seemed unthinkable. With multiple championships, MVPs, and scoring titles, they built brands separate from their NBA fathers that their own children might have to live up to someday.

So who is the best second-generation NBA player? Which NBA sons made the biggest mark on the league after their dads&#39;&nbsp;careers ended? Which fathers and sons are the ultimate basketball family dynasty? Make your picks&nbsp;below and check back to see how other basketball fans voted.

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Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-point-guards-in-nba-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best point guards</a> currently in the NBA? Certainly, this list includes some of the greatest point guards playing right now, and potentially some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top NBA players of all time</a>. Having an awesome point guard gives any NBA team a huge advantage. It&#39;s a deep position, one often filled by a true leader. Vote for the current players at PG that you think are the most important, key players for their respective teams, and if your favorite player isn&#39;t listed, add him. You can also re-rank this list of point guards in any order you want.

Outstanding point guards who are currently playing in the NBA are certainly among the overall <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-current-nba-players?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top current NBA players</a> too (Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry,&nbsp;and Kyrie Irving&nbsp;come to mind immediately). You also can&#39;t forget about up-and-coming stars like&nbsp;Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,&nbsp;Collin Sexton, Trae&nbsp;Young, and&nbsp;De&#39;Anthony Melton, who are all leaving their mark on the 2019-20 season.

The highly skilled NBA players on this list can make or break a team&#39;s performance on the court. They are lightning fast players who manage to effectively defend the perimeter. These point guards are expert ball handlers who are able to think very quickly and react so fast that the opponent is left completely off kilter.

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This list of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best basketball players</a> in the NBA today ranks all of the league&#39;s current standout top players and NBA stars currently playing.&nbsp;It&#39;s common to see lists of <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time">the greatest basketball players of all time</a>, but considerably more difficult to consider athletes&#39; relative strengths while their careers are still ongoing. Looking back on the career of a Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or Magic Johnson once it&#39;s complete, there are many factors to consider:&nbsp;number of championships, overall contribution to great teams, even just looking at the statistics. But who can say while an athlete still plays&nbsp;whether their good years are in front of them or behind? And harder still to compare their merits in comparison to other players who may be injured, have overall less experience playing professionally or are just going through a slump.

This list attempts to sort through all the NBA&#39;s most popular and famous current all stars to find the most talented, and the players who are the most essential to have on a winning team to truly determine who is the best active player in the NBA today. LeBron James and Stephen Curry, two of the most iconic and celebrated players to ever compete, dominated in the early rankings, but a number of other challengers for the title&mdash;such as Houston Rockets&nbsp;phenom&nbsp;James Harden&nbsp;and the legendary Russell Westbrook&mdash;have become favorites as well.

Who&#39;s the best player in the NBA today? More than just the top 10 NBA players right now, this list has all the league&#39;s currently greatest athletes. Vote up your own favorite basketball stars, and if your favorite player isn&#39;t represented, make your own list and add them to the rankings. Then head over and vote on <a href="/list/best-nba-players-2010s/ranker-nba" target="_blank">the best NBA players of the 2010s</a>.

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Featuring some of&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-march-madness-players-2018/ranker-ncaa-basketball" target="_blank">best college basketball players right now</a>, these are the top prospects for the 2018 NBA Draft. Unlike other NBA mock drafts, our 2018 prospect rankings are by fan votings, so anybody can make their draft predictions here.&nbsp;Who will go number one in the 2018 NBA Draft?Slovenian guard Luka Doncic&nbsp;is highly regarded as&nbsp;the 2018 number one pick in the upcoming NBA draft. Able to play multiple positions at a high level, the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket champion is currently playing for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague. For NCAA players, 2018 NBA draft projections predict Arizona center DeAndre Ayton, Missouri small forward Michael Porter Jr., and Oklahoma point guard Trae Young to be first-rounders. Some draft sleepers include Chandler Hutchison, Khyri Thomas, and Melvin Frazier.Vote up the best players in the 2018 NBA draft class who are most likely to get picked first. Since the NBA season is still going, the draft order isn't set, but we can expect teams like Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, and Dallas Mavericks, to go first in the lottery. And for those wondering when is the 2018 NBA Draft, don't miss all the action on June 21.&nbsp;

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The Dallas Mavericks&#39; Luka&nbsp;Dončić was named the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 21.2 points per game, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.0 assists for a Mavericks team that missed out on the playoffs.&nbsp;Dončić started 72 games and averaged 32.2 minutes in his first season in the league.

Along with Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, who was the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-nba-number-1-overall-draft-picks-of-all-time/surag?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">number one pick</a> in the 2018 NBA Draft, Dončić, who won the EuroLeague&nbsp;Championship and MVP Award&nbsp;at 19,&nbsp;was among the best players in the rookie class from the start of the season.&nbsp;Other players in the conversation for Rookie of the Year when the season began were&nbsp;Trae&nbsp;Young, Marvin Bagley III, Mohamed Bamba, and Michael Porter Jr.

The three finalists for the 2018-19 Rookie of the Year award were the winner Luka Dončić, the Phoenix Suns&#39; Deandre Ayton, and the Atlanta Hawks&#39;&nbsp;Young.

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Dallas Mavericks

A list of the best Dallas Mavericks of all time. Until Mark Cuban bought the team in 2000, the Dallas Mavericks didn&#39;t have much playoff success outside of a few seasons in the mid-to-late 1980s. The foundation of those early Mavs teams featured some of the best players in its history like Rolando Blackman, Mark Aguirre, and Jay Vincent. Once Derek Harper was brought in as the team&#39;s point guard, it seemed like the recipe for future success was in place. However, the Mavs couldn&#39;t put it all together.&nbsp;Dallas had some of the brightest talent in the league, but couldn&#39;t surpass its powerful Western Conference rivals like the Lakers.

By the time Cuban bought the team, several of the franchise&#39;s best players were on the roster. Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and MIchael Finley were already some of the NBA&#39;s brightest young players before Cuban arrived. During the early 2000s, these three players became the best in the league and are considered some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time">greatest in basketball history</a>. By the 2005-2006 season, the Mavericks were a Western Conference power and made its first NBA Finals appearance that season. Over the next few years, the Mavs stocked up on great players, like Jason Terry, in order to chase an elusive NBA title. Finally in 2011, behind Nowitzki, widely considered the best Maverick ever, the team won its first NBA championship, getting revenge on the Miami Heat, which had defeated them in 2006.&nbsp;

This is a list of the best Dallas Mavericks of all time. If you notice someone missing, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank this list of the greatest Mavs players of all time to who you think should be considered the best ever.&nbsp;

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Here are the&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best NBA players</a>&nbsp;from New Jersey.&nbsp;Featuring Hall of Fame greats, superstars, and active players, this&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-male-basketball-players/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of basketball players</a>&nbsp;who were&nbsp;born in NJ includes Shaquille O&#39;Neal, Rick Barry, and Dennis Rodman, as well as current players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Kenneth Faried, and many more NBA players from Union City, Jersey City, and Newark. Who is the greatest NBA player&nbsp;from New Jersey?

Vote up the top New Jersey NBA players, and add your favorite players if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

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Villanova basketball fans, we&rsquo;re ranking the best Villanova Wildcats of all time. This list of Villanova basketball players includes current and former players, along with the seasons played with the college.&nbsp;Featuring&nbsp;All-Americans, players in the NBA, 2018-2019 Villanova players, and school legends who had their jerseys retired, the top players from Villanova University men&#39;s basketball team history include Kerry Kittles, Josh Hart, Hubie White, and Kyle Lowry. Who is the best Villanova Wildcat&nbsp;ever?

Vote up the ones you think are the greatest Villanova basketball players in Wildcats history. Feel free to add any Wildcat&nbsp;freshmen, NBA rookies, or Villanova alumni stars missing from the list.

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Every 2020 NBA Most Improved Player Award candidate is hoping to take a significant step forward in his career. The list of MIP&nbsp;candidates&nbsp;typically features players in two categories competing for the prize. One level is the slate of good players becoming great or All-Star worthy like Paul George, Jimmy Butler, and Victor Oladipo in recent years.&nbsp;

The other type of player to contend for the award is someone who&nbsp;was struggling finally breaking out to show his skills like past winners Ryan Anderson, Aaron Brooks, and Bobby Simmons. Younger players frequently win the award when taking a huge jump forward in the league. Players like Brandon Ingram, Jayson Tatum, and De&#39;Aaron Fox all could be looking to take the next step in their careers.

So make your 2020 NBA&nbsp;Most Improved Player predictions below, voting up the players you think have the best odds&nbsp;of competing for the award and voting down the players who shouldn&#39;t be near the top of the list. Add any players you think belong here that aren&#39;t listed below. Then head over and check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2020-nba-mvp-award-predictions/ranker-nba" target="_blank">top candidates for 2019 NBA MVP</a>.

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The best Villanova Wildcats&nbsp;point guards ever have all had a part in making Nova one of the top-tier Division I college programs in the nation. The early days of the&nbsp;college game were dominated by swift passers and smooth shooters, but even as the game has pivoted more toward versatile swingmen, outside shooters are still a major part of NCAA success.

Older players like Rory Sparrow&nbsp;and Red Klotz made their mark in the history of Villanova&#39;s offense with their great performances in the past, as newer players like Jalen Brunson and Ryan Arcidiacono carried on that legacy with tremendous talent and skill. The Wildcats have had many point guards go on to the NBA, and some even had Hall of Fame-level careers, but it all started with their days starting for Villanova basketball.

So which of these players from Villanova&#39;s long history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Villanova Wildcats PGs of all-time? Vote below, and if you see any players missing from the list who should be considered, feel free to add them as well.

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