Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks Jalen Brunson has helped lead the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals. The All-Star guard has been phenomenal for Tom Thibodeau’s team and is proving himself to be the star everybody says he is. As such, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has made the bold claim that Brunson is the best player left in the postseason. “Jalen Brunson is clearly the best player in the playoffs,” Smith said on a May 20 episode of First Take. “…