All 76ers’ Nick Nurse knows about Jaylen Brown’s NBA Cup absence vs. Knicks

The New York Knicks gained vital confidence as a franchise after winning the 2025 NBA Cup, and they used some of the lessons learned in that in-season tournament to help them capture their first league championship since 1973. The Philadelphia 76ers are hoping to follow a similar blueprint this year, and their quest for NBA Cup glory coincidentally begins against those very Knickerbockers. They want to start the tourney with a bang, but is that possible without Jaylen Brown ? The 2024 Finals MVP and two-time All-NBA selection is sidelined due to left patellar tendinopathy .