“I told y’all!” award for post-Jazz success
The Fesenko goes to… Trey Burke.
I don’t know how Trey Burke does it. He fails sensationally in Utah despite getting handed the keys to the kingdom as a rookie. Later, he gets busted for texting his naked junk to random females. On his way out of Utah, he blasts the franchise and even goes scorched-earth on his alma mater.
And yet, somehow, dude still gets the last laugh.
After legions of Jazz fans, including myself, wrote him off as an NBA player, he returned in spectacular fashion with the New York Knicks this season. In 36 games with the Knicks, he averaged 13 points in just 22 minutes per game and shot over 50 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range.
Also, he did this —
What else is there to say? He told y’all.
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