The Knicks Have Won the NBA Cup!

The New York Knicks have just won the third-ever NBA Cup (in-season tournament) after defeating the Spurs 125-113!

Every player on the Knicks will receive $500,000 for winning!

Jalen Brunson was named the NBA Cup MVP.

Throughout the tournament, he averaged a very impressive:

34 Points

7 Assists

4 Rebounds

55% of shots made

Other key factors in the Knicks championship game win include:

• 28 points and 9 rebounds on 55% shooting for OG Anunoby

• 10 offensive rebound for Mitchell Robinson (15 total)

• 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in just 20 minutes for Tyler Kolek

• Multiple clutch 3-pointers for Jordan Clarkson

Although not an NBA champion, it is still a very big accomplishment winning the NBA cup against all 29 other teams, and it shows the Knicks are certainly a top contender for the 2026 NBA championship.

Every player on the Spurs also received $200,000 for reaching the championship game

Every player on the Magic and Thunder received $100,000 for reaching the semi-finals

Every player on the Raptors, Heat, Suns, and Lakers received $50,000 for making the quarter-finals.

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What is the NBA CUP?

The NBA Cup was added 2 seasons ago to help keep players motivated and have games still be competitive and fun to watch early on in the season.

All 30 teams were split into six groups of five teams, and each team plays the other four teams in their group on Tuesdays and Fridays in November.

The teams with the best records in their group (plus a wildcard from each conference) move on to a one-week knockout round in December.

If multiple teams in the same group end with the same record, then the tie-breaker is whichever team won by the most points. Part of what makes this exciting is that now, even when teams are winning by a lot near the end of the game, they keep the best players on the court to continue to try to score.

Once the competition is down to eight teams, the championship will be decided with a single-elimination knockout stage bracket.

As mentioned above, the teams also earn a good chunk of money for playing well.

The championship game is the only game of the NBA Cup that does not count toward the team's regular-season record, so obviously, they should be trying to win every game, whether they care about winning the tournament or not.

That’s all for now, folks! ✌️