Jalen Brunson To Meet With Knicks, Mavs, Heat

[RealGM Wiretap]

Jalen Brunson will meet with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks at the start of free agency, as well as the Miami Heat in a surprise move.

The Heat would need the Mavericks to participate in a sign-and-trade in order to acquire Brunson.

The Knicks are viewed as the frontrunners for Brunson with an offer of $110 million over four years. Dallas was initially hoping to come to terms on a five-year, $106 million deal

Via Chris Haynes/Yahoo! Sports

[br7knicks]

106 in texas will net him more money than 110 in NY due to **** level taxes.


if burnson wants money, stay in texas.

[Cassius]

106 in texas will net him more money than 110 in NY due to **** level taxes.


if burnson wants money, stay in texas.

Dallas is a five year offer so he'd surely make more in NY with the first year of a new contract after the 4th knick season expires.

[br7knicks]

106 in texas will net him more money than 110 in NY due to **** level taxes.


if burnson wants money, stay in texas.

Dallas is a five year offer so he'd surely make more in NY with the first year of a new contract after the 4th knick season expires.

even after no income tax? i'm not sure. state taxes are high in NY, and getting higher. i lived there for 32 years, and left 4 years ago because of how bad things have gotten, and how bad it's going

[docholliday99]

Don't players have to pay state tax in every state they play in, with the exception being their home games? I also think we shouldn't forget the size of the market in NY, it wouldn't be too difficult to make up that difference with endorsements. NY will price him out of Dallas' range and Jalen gets to be the primary ball handler - 2 big check points for NY.

[Kingsway_fan]

Lol Miami GM Pat Reily looking to unload washed-up Lowry to Dallas in sign and trade for Brunston.... Is Dallas that dumb?

[Cassius]

Lol Miami GM Pat Reily looking to unload washed-up Lowry to Dallas in sign and trade for Brunston.... Is Dallas that dumb?

It's somehow better than nothing. I'd consider taking on two years of Lowry if he came with a second round pick and Okpala, or some other prospect.

[Cassius]

106 in texas will net him more money than 110 in NY due to **** level taxes.


if burnson wants money, stay in texas.

Dallas is a five year offer so he'd surely make more in NY with the first year of a new contract after the 4th knick season expires.

even after no income tax? i'm not sure. state taxes are high in NY, and getting higher. i lived there for 32 years, and left 4 years ago because of how bad things have gotten, and how bad it's going

Even if he only got 1/15M after this deal is up, that's 5/125 total from the Knicks vs 5/110 from Dallas. NY State tax is 8.8%, so Brunson would still clear at least a couple million.

[br7knicks]

Dallas is a five year offer so he'd surely make more in NY with the first year of a new contract after the 4th knick season expires.

even after no income tax? i'm not sure. state taxes are high in NY, and getting higher. i lived there for 32 years, and left 4 years ago because of how bad things have gotten, and how bad it's going

Even if he only got 1/15M after this deal is up, that's 5/125 total from the Knicks vs 5/110 from Dallas. NY State tax is 8.8%, so Brunson would still clear at least a couple million.

i think 8.8 is sales tax.

i'm talking about income tax

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/new-york-state-tax

according to this, he'd fit in the 10.8%, and that's after the $450,000


living in the city is also going to cause a much higher cost of living (on top of other taxes that will be imposed over the next bunch of years).


i still think it'd make more economic sense for him to stay in Texas. But maybe money is not important to him

[Cassius]

i think 8.8 is sales tax.

i'm talking about income tax

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/new-york-state-tax

according to this, he'd fit in the 10.8%, and that's after the $450,000

living in the city is also going to cause a much higher cost of living (on top of other taxes that will be imposed over the next bunch of years).

i still think it'd make more economic sense for him to stay in Texas. But maybe money is not important to him

Oh you're right, I must have clicked the wrong link. I would still bet that the first year of his next contract is higher than 15M with the rising cap. Dallas sliding the 5th year to lower the annual salary is kind of slick. I would also prefer to live in Dallas for all the reasons you cited, plus a much better BBall situation.

I don't understand why Dallas has such a problem committing to point guards.

[TheCage4]

Staying in Dallas with Doncic or coming to the sewer that is the NY Knicks franchise...how is this even a decision?

[DickMotta4Prez]

I get that there's a lot of libertarians with nothing better to do than whine about taxes on every available online platform, but

Has any player ever made a FA decision based primarily on their tax savings? FFS, KD left OKC to go to CA and then BKN afterward. It's as if this only matters to wannabe GMs and agents and no one who actually matters

[br7knicks]

i think 8.8 is sales tax.

i'm talking about income tax

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/new-york-state-tax

according to this, he'd fit in the 10.8%, and that's after the $450,000

living in the city is also going to cause a much higher cost of living (on top of other taxes that will be imposed over the next bunch of years).

i still think it'd make more economic sense for him to stay in Texas. But maybe money is not important to him

Oh you're right, I must have clicked the wrong link. I would still bet that the first year of his next contract is higher than 15M with the rising cap. Dallas sliding the 5th year to lower the annual salary is kind of slick. I would also prefer to live in Dallas for all the reasons you cited, plus a much better BBall situation.

I don't understand why Dallas has such a problem committing to point guards.

think their affinity with luka, thinking he'll just be primary every time

[br7knicks]

Don't players have to pay state tax in every state they play in, with the exception being their home games? I also think we shouldn't forget the size of the market in NY, it wouldn't be too difficult to make up that difference with endorsements. NY will price him out of Dallas' range and Jalen gets to be the primary ball handler - 2 big check points for NY.

i believe this is true, but i'm not sure. but if you can play 41 games where you don't have to pay income tax, that can make a difference, especially compared to NY/cali's taxes.

[br7knicks]

I get that there's a lot of libertarians with nothing better to do than whine about taxes on every available online platform, but

Has any player ever made a FA decision based primarily on their tax savings? FFS, KD left OKC to go to CA and then BKN afterward. It's as if this only matters to wannabe GMs and agents and no one who actually matters

lol uh oh, some major small dick energy projection there.


i'm almost sorry for bringing up a realistic factor that have affected the choice of where people, and athletes, reside

[DickMotta4Prez]

I get that there's a lot of libertarians with nothing better to do than whine about taxes on every available online platform, but

Has any player ever made a FA decision based primarily on their tax savings? FFS, KD left OKC to go to CA and then BKN afterward. It's as if this only matters to wannabe GMs and agents and no one who actually matters

lol uh oh, some major small dick energy projection there.


i'm almost sorry for bringing up a realistic factor that have affected the choice of where people, and athletes, reside

You can do a lot of projecting, yet you can't name a single example