Jalen Brunson DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson (ankle) is not listed on the injury report ahead of Saturday's Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons. The savvy guard battled an ankle sprain during the final few weeks of the regular season and skipped the regular-season finale on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets. Prior to that, Brunson featured in four consecutive games, so he should be in top shape for the postseason. In the first-round series against Detroit, Brunson will square off against Cade Cunningham in a fascinating head-to-head battle. The Knicks star notched 28.3 points and 7.8 assists with 41.9 percent three-point shooting in four regular-season clashes against the Pistons.

Brooklyn Nets guard Jalen Brunson (ankle) won't play on Sunday versus the Nets. The Knicks will enter the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. As expected, the team will give Brunson the day off to rest after appearing in consecutive contests on Thursday and Friday. Without him, Miles McBride, averaging 13.7 points, 1.1 steals, and 43.6% shooting from behind the arc in nine starts this season, should see a bump in DFS production, especially with Karl-Anthony Towns (knee), OG Anunoby (thumb), and Josh Hart (knee) also ruled out.

Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily Newsreports that guardJalen Brunson(ankle) is available for Friday's matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers.OG Anunoby(thumb) and Josh Hart(knee) are also in, whileKarl-Anthony Towns(knee) is out. One thing to consider for fantasy managers is that Brunson sits at 64 games played right now, so he only needs one more game to qualify for regular season awards and All-NBA teams. He's averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 33.7 minutes across three outings after a 15-game absence due to an ankle injury.