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Father-son basketball triggers internal strife in the team? The star of the family has too much say, so Dwen turns against this

3:50pm, 5 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 5, when it comes to father-son basketball, the first thing that comes to mind is James and Brownie. Although James failed to win the championship this season, he fulfilled his biggest dream, which is to compete on the same stage with his son, which also fulfilled his wish. Everyone is more concerned about whether James will retire in the summer. After all, he is 40 years old, but I don’t think James may retire.

Because Bryce will enter the league next summer, James may consider a wave of father-son basketball 2.0, bringing a wave of retirement tours, and then retiring successfully. In the NBA, it is actually not just James' father and son basketball. They may be shown to everyone in other forms. For example, the Jazz recently recruited Danny Angie's son as the team's operation president. In the future, the Jazz's operation will be completed by Angie and his son, and Angie will report to his son directly.

In addition, there are father and son basketball in the Knicks, namely Brunson and son. Now Brunson's father is the Knicks' assistant coach, and Brunson is the Knicks' star. Speaking of Brunson joining the Knicks, he is still inseparable from his father, Brunson Sr. We turn the time back to the 21-22 season, when Brunson, the Knicks was hired as the team's assistant coach, when Lyon Ross had laid the foreshadowing of the Mavericks.

Brunson helped the Mavericks reach the division finals in the 21-22 season. He played as a top second-in-command in this season and faced a contract renewal during the offseason. Logically speaking, the Mavericks should give him a big contract, but the Mavericks didn't want to give him more. Harrison thought it was not worth it. At that time, Brunson, the old man intervened in this matter. He told the Mavericks management to give his son a contract of 18-23 million. To be honest, the price is not high, but Harrison gave up.

This also allowed Brunson to seize the opportunity to poach his son to the Knicks. With a four-year, 104 million contract, it can be said that the Knicks had the idea of ​​reinforcing Brunson as the team's star. His father is the team's assistant coach, so he also won more ball and tactical status for Brunson. Relying on such privileges, Brunson gradually became the team's star. For this reason, the team traded to send off Barrett, who had been trained for many years and Randle, the former star, and began to build a team around Brunson.

and he also recruited his teammates Divincenzo and Hart from college. The arrival of these two allowed Brunson to find the hot-blooded basketball from college. The three of them relied on their outstanding performance to help the Knicks reach the second round of the playoffs last season. Last summer, the Knicks recruited Bridges, and Villanova gathered all four stars. They thought they would work together for a long time, but Devin was sent away by a trade in the offseason.

After leaving the team, Divine was obviously very dissatisfied. In a game against the Knicks this season, Divine was originally very dissatisfied with selling his old club. As a result, Brunson, the old man repeatedly accused Divine of being a traitor to the Knicks and mocked him as a soft boy. This also completely annoyed Devin. He was originally the father of a good brother, but he kept hurting people like this and made Devin completely turn against him. He almost fought. Leaving the team was not his own choice. The team sold him and ended up suffering such humiliation.

In fact, not only Dwen is dissatisfied with Brunson, but now there are many players in the Knicks who are also very dissatisfied with Brunson. Maybe it is because after Brunson became the star, Brunson was also a little arrogant and thought to himself that this is my son's team. What can I do if I can't do it? Therefore, according to US media reporter Sam Amico, many Knicks players are now dissatisfied with the team's assistant coach Brunson's participation in the team's decision.

According to Hoops sources, several Knicks players were dissatisfied with Brunson's father Rick Brunson's transitional intervention on the bench. Although the specific conflicts have not been released, the news pointed out that the team's internal strife and that Brunson, the old man has too much say in the team's affairs. A team insider even said that he is the most influential figure in the entire team organization. Now that Thibodeau is out of class, it is unknown when the new coach will take office, but considering his relationship with Brunson, I think the Knicks will keep Brunson.

But everyone has seen the situation now. There are cracks in the team. Frustration with Brunson as an assistant coach. If the Knicks still think about continuing to let Brunson's father be with Brunson, I think he can change his position. After the new coach arrives, Brunson may rely on his seniority, which is even more unfavorable to lead the team. I think it is a good choice to let Brunson retreat behind the scenes to serve in the management. This will not only leave him but also comfort other players.

The Knicks team has always been like this. As long as the record does not meet expectations, news of civil unrest will be heard from the team. The exposure of the big ball market is too high. Having said that, what do you want to say about the current Knicks? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.