Rick Brunson

Retired

New York Knicks · G · 9 NBA seasons · 513 career appearances · 1,099 career points

Rick Brunson recorded 513 NBA appearances across 9 seasons with New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors.

Best highlights

3.4

career pts/gm

1.4

career reb/gm

2.8

career ast/gm

318

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rick Brunson's career, in chronological order.

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Franchise era

1995-96–2002-03

Rick Brunson

Arvydas Sabonis

Rasheed Wallace

Sabonis and Wallace nearly break through

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

Portland assembled extraordinary depth and came within a fourth-quarter collapse of the 2000 Finals.

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Franchise era

1985-86–1999-00

Rick Brunson

Patrick Ewing

John Starks

Defense, rivalry and relentless contention

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

Ewing anchored thirteen straight playoff teams and two Finals runs in an era defined by physical defense and narrow margins.

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Franchise era

2000-01–2009-10

Rick Brunson

Stephon Marbury

David Lee

Constant changes without a foundation

New York Knicks · The lost decade

New York chased short-term fixes through a costly decade and reached the playoffs only once.

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Franchise era

1998-99–2007-08

Rick Brunson

Elton Brand

Kirk Hinrich

From teardown to the Baby Bulls

Chicago Bulls · Rebuilding after the dynasty

The immediate teardown produced years of losses before Hinrich, Gordon and Deng restored playoff basketball and a new defensive edge.

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Franchise era

1998-99–2003-04

Rick Brunson

Vince Carter

Antonio Davis

Carter puts Toronto on the basketball map

Toronto Raptors · Vinsanity

Carter's aerial brilliance transformed the Raptors into a global attraction and brought them within one shot of the 2001 conference finals.

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Franchise era

1984-85–2008-09

Rick Brunson

Danny Manning

Ron Harper

Rare playoff sparks amid dysfunction

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

The Clippers spent most of their first quarter-century in Los Angeles near the bottom, with brief respites around Manning and Brand.

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Franchise era

2004-05–2010-11

Rick Brunson

Yao Ming

Tracy McGrady

Two brilliant stars fighting through injuries

Houston Rockets · Yao and T-Mac

Yao's touch and size paired with McGrady's scoring imagination. Their ceiling was obvious, but health repeatedly interrupted the playoff breakthrough.

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Career accomplishments

9 NBA seasons513 career appearances1,099 career points9 playoff appearancesCareer high: 19 pointsCareer high: 8 reboundsCareer high: 14 assists

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Rick Brunson

Franchise eras

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Chicago Bulls · Rebuilding after the dynasty

Toronto Raptors · Vinsanity

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

Houston Rockets · Yao and T-Mac

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Rick Brunson

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Chicago Bulls · Rebuilding after the dynasty

Toronto Raptors · Vinsanity

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

Houston Rockets · Yao and T-Mac

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games