New Knicks C Andre Drummond Calls Out NBA2K for Jalen Brunson Disrespect

Andre Drummond has been a Knick for barely three weeks, and he is already lobbying for his new teammate.

When the NBA 2K27 cover was revealed with Victor Wembanyama as the featured athlete, Drummond posted a simple question on X that resonated across the fan base.

"How's @jalenbrunson1 not the cover?" he wrote, making it clear where his loyalties sit after signing a one-year, $3.9 million deal with New York on July 3.

Brunson just led the Knicks to their first championship in 53 years, earning Finals MVP and Eastern Conference Finals MVP along the way.

He averaged 26.0 points and 6.8 assists per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor across 74 games, finishing the regular season ranked 10th in scoring and 11th in assists league-wide.

He then elevated his play in the postseason when it counted most, earning an All-Star nod and an All-NBA Second Team selection to go with the championship hardware.

It is fair to wonder why the player who delivered a title in June was passed over for the cover in July.

Wembanyama is a worthy cover athlete after averaging 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds while winning Defensive Player of the Year and earning All-NBA First Team honors.

The debate is not about whether Wembanyama deserved the spotlight.

It is about whether a player who won a championship, the Finals MVP, and nearly every postseason award available should have been the choice instead.

Brunson received a 96 overall rating in the game, which suggests the developers understand how good he is.

The cover simply went to someone else, and Drummond wanted the basketball world to notice.

Drummond may be new to the roster, but his arrival gave New York a proven veteran center with a long track record of production.

He has logged 967 career games with an 11.9 rebound average across 14 NBA seasons, earning two All-Star selections and four rebounding titles along the way.

His career average of 12.1 points per game makes him one of the more productive centers of his generation, and at 32 years old he still brings the physicality inside that New York lost when Mitchell Robinson left for Boston in free agency.

Stepping into that role means Drummond will be catching low-post passes from Brunson and protecting the rim behind him every night starting in October.

His willingness to champion Brunson publicly before training camp even opens suggests the chemistry between the two is already forming.

The social media post was brief, but the conversation it started speaks to how quickly the Knicks' roster is coming together around a shared belief that Brunson is the best player on the defending champions and should be treated accordingly.

A veteran center defending his point guard before they have even shared a practice court hints at the team-first mentality New York will need if it wants to build a rotation capable of repeating next spring.

The defending champions have spent the summer retooling around their core, and trust between new teammates has to start somewhere.