Jalen Brunson reveals how replicating JJ Barea helped him become a star player

Jalen Brunson has opened up about how studying and replicating the playing style of former NBA guard JJ Barea helped him develop into a star player. Brunson, who like Barea is a smaller guard who relies on skill and basketball IQ rather than athleticism, used Barea as a blueprint to carve out his role in the league. The New York Knicks point guard has credited this approach as a key factor in his rise to becoming one of the NBA's top players.