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[Smitty]

Lowry is a pretty good comp, but I don't think Brunson is quite there yet. Still, I would've laughed at this comparison over the summer, so at this point I wouldn't put anything past this kid. He's pretty special. 

What he's missing that Lowry has is an insane amount of toughness, imo. That's pretty ironic considering many of us would've listed Brunson's intangibles as chief among his assets a few months ago. It's pretty easy to envision him getting Lowry-like swagger and confidence as he gets older. Really good comp.

I agree that Brunson is not quite to the level of Lowry's prime. But Brunson is arguably better than Lowry was at similar timelines and unarguably better than Lowry is this year. As for toughness, I know what you mean and I agree to an extent. BUT how many times has JB went down (last night - ankle) and you thought he was done for the night or would be out an extended time. I would argue that toughness, character, and will to win are some of Jalen's more noteworthy traits - that will only get better as he too enters his prime.