Jalen Brunson Extends Contract With Knicks - 4/$156M - SUBSTANTIAL Discount

[___Rand___]

They are destroying CJ McCollum on twitter this new CBA is crazy but im happy for the knicks

Why are they on CJ for?

[Synciere]

Shows you how much money Jalen is clearly making off the court as a star in New York (and well deserved). That's the only reason he can do something like this without blinking. Good for him and the Knicks. Hang the banner.

There’s definitely a path to off court dollars just off of the publicity of this extension. With health, he’ll come out ahead in four years.

[Synciere]

This is dumb they're just gonna give Randle all that money next summer anyway.

He’s eligible for an extension this summer right?

[bronxknicksfan1]

So Woj was being too generous with his calculations. His $113m discount included 2029-30 which isn't in the extension. If we do it like for like the discount is more like $51.4m. Which is still SUBSTANTIAL.

Here Brunson can opt out in 2028 when he is 32. At which point, he'd be too old for anyone to pay $60m+ to him.

Won’t know how his game will age, but he’s going to make more than enough money being the face of New York sports. It’s between him and Aaron Judge rn and this deal might’ve tipped it in his favor.

How's he going to make more money? You think endorsement deals in NYC alone will be more than $52m over the next 3 years? Who's to say he isn't going to make those endorsements anyway?

He's taking a HUGE gamble that his game will age well. If he loses a step, he's basically FVV with less defense.

Considering the Knicks have more flexibility now to re-sign Mikal to the same deal next year and possibly Randle as well, plus still be able to make moves while being under the 2nd apron…I’d say there’s a lot of untapped earning potential for Brunson if the Knicks manage to win a ring in this window.

Brunson’s game doesn’t rely heavily on athleticism either. I’m sure he’d figure it out even if he lost a step. He looked a step slow the entire playoffs with an injured foot and still dropped 35-40 on the regular.

[fendilim]

Watch Ric Brunson get paid more than Thibs. Lol

[___Rand___]

Won’t know how his game will age, but he’s going to make more than enough money being the face of New York sports. It’s between him and Aaron Judge rn and this deal might’ve tipped it in his favor.

How's he going to make more money? You think endorsement deals in NYC alone will be more than $52m over the next 3 years? Who's to say he isn't going to make those endorsements anyway?

He's taking a HUGE gamble that his game will age well. If he loses a step, he's basically FVV with less defense.

Considering the Knicks have more flexibility now to re-sign Mikal to the same deal next year and possibly Randle as well, plus still be able to make moves to while being under the 2nd apron…I’d say there’s a lot of untapped earning potential for Brunson if the Knicks manage to win a ring in this window.

Brunson’s game doesn’t rely heavily on athleticism either. I’m sure he’d figure it out even if he lost a step. He looked a step slow the entire playoffs with an injured foot and still dropped 35-40 on the regular.

His game relies on quickness that gives him all those shifty moves. Once he loses that, he's not getting around people.

[bronxknicksfan1]

How's he going to make more money? You think endorsement deals in NYC alone will be more than $52m over the next 3 years? Who's to say he isn't going to make those endorsements anyway?

He's taking a HUGE gamble that his game will age well. If he loses a step, he's basically FVV with less defense.

Considering the Knicks have more flexibility now to re-sign Mikal to the same deal next year and possibly Randle as well, plus still be able to make moves to while being under the 2nd apron…I’d say there’s a lot of untapped earning potential for Brunson if the Knicks manage to win a ring in this window.

Brunson’s game doesn’t rely heavily on athleticism either. I’m sure he’d figure it out even if he lost a step. He looked a step slow the entire playoffs with an injured foot and still dropped 35-40 on the regular.

His game relies on quickness that gives him all those shifty moves. Once he loses that, he's not getting around people.

His game relies more on his elite ball-handling and footwork more so than his quickness.

[Enzo954]

Brunson is one of the few great athletes in history who prioritizes winning, family, friends and culture over getting the bag and people still **** on him. The guy took a huge pay cut to ensure this organization has flexibility to remain contenders over the next few years and to continue playing with his best friends and college teammates. The guy's been here for 2 years and he's already in the discussion to be the most beloved NY athlete ever. Hate the Knicks all you want, but you have to respect Jalen's mindset and values!

[RHODEY]

Won’t know how his game will age, but he’s going to make more than enough money being the face of New York sports. It’s between him and Aaron Judge rn and this deal might’ve tipped it in his favor.

How's he going to make more money? You think endorsement deals in NYC alone will be more than $52m over the next 3 years? Who's to say he isn't going to make those endorsements anyway?

He's taking a HUGE gamble that his game will age well. If he loses a step, he's basically FVV with less defense.

Considering the Knicks have more flexibility now to re-sign Mikal to the same deal next year and possibly Randle as well, plus still be able to make moves while being under the 2nd apron…I’d say there’s a lot of untapped earning potential for Brunson if the Knicks manage to win a ring in this window.

Brunson’s game doesn’t rely heavily on athleticism either. I’m sure he’d figure it out even if he lost a step. He looked a step slow the entire playoffs with an injured foot and still dropped 35-40 on the regular.

Brunson got the NY haters shook ...and rightfully so...the Orange and Blue skies era is about to begin.

[brackdan70]

Knicks better pay his ass next time. Not sure about this. Great for the Knicks. I can’t remember anything like this. I can see the security argument for sure… but unless he has a career ending injury he would still be able to get more than this next year even if he blew out a knee and regressed.

[SK21209]

Jesus, look at that 2029 max extension number in the Woj tweet. 5 years/$418 million. $83.6 million APY. That’s where this league is headed.

[thelead]

My feelings are conflicted... I like the idea of being unselfish enough to do this, truly commendable... but I would be yelling at a family member/friend if they did this

Yelling at a family member for sacrifice. Sounds classy.

I mean it's not like he's set to earn well over $250 million in his career and AT THE SAME TIME this could help his "team" fetch a championship not just for one season, but many.

Man everything is about "gettin yo bag" isn't it? smh

Why should Brunson be the only one to sacrifice though? OG didn't give a flip about sacrificing for the cause.

Like I said, it is commendable... it's just a CRAZY amount of money to be leaving on the table.

We'll see if anyone else helps him by doing the same for the Knicks. I hope they do.

[bronxknicksfan1]

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[thelead]

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Congrats Knicks fans. Ya'll deserve this after the decades of incompetent management.

Is it just me or did this all start when Dolan got the hell out of the way and stopped trying to be Mark Cuban?

[ogmagicfan]

I'm not a fan of it whatsoever

The owners arent innocent, they pushed for this new barganing agreement with the aprons and thus leading to tougher decisions to be made when paying players

They can afford any kinda contracts necessary, they just dont want to

Dont push it on the players to be "team players" when it comes to this

Brunson honestly is setting a bad precedent. It's one thing to take a 5-10 mil paycut for the same amount of years. But cutting out 113 million and 1 more yr on a contract is bad business, no other way to split it for a player who is fringe top 10 in the NBA

People talk alot about how certain players shouldnt be maxed out, well Brunson is unquestionably a max player

[GrandTheftRondo]

Helping poor Jim Dolan save money.

Lol

[bronxknicksfan1]

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Congrats Knicks fans. Ya'll deserve this after the decades of incompetent management.

Is it just me or did this all start when Dolan got the hell out of the way and stopped trying to be Mark Cuban?

Dolan got out the way with Phil and that was a massive disaster.

He made the right hire with Leon Rose. He’s done a complete 180 with the franchise.

[ogmagicfan]

Next announcement: Knicks Coach Eric Brunson signs a 3 year, $200M extension

This would be the ultimate chess move, but my money is on this being wildly against the rules

The fact that Brunson agent is part of Knicks management is already treading the line as is

[thelead]

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Congrats Knicks fans. Ya'll deserve this after the decades of incompetent management.

Is it just me or did this all start when Dolan got the hell out of the way and stopped trying to be Mark Cuban?

Dolan got out the way with Phil and that was a massive disaster.

He made the right hire with Leon Rose. He’s done a complete 180 with the franchise.

Yeah, Leon deserves MASSIVE praise. I didn't remember if Dolan was still pulling strings or not during the Phil years.

[ogmagicfan]

I just don't understand people that are criticizing him for taking "less money". If you dont have enough money with 300 freaking millions at 35 years old you have a real problem with life (and he will have a lot more than that).

He seems like a smart dude. He probably has enough money with his first contract for him, his children, grand children.

It's pretty refreshing seeing a player seem so invested in playing good basketball on the court and helping the team that trusted him and made him a multi million dollar Guy improve the roster.

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Ah yes, the players who are the reason we watch the NBA should take pay cuts over the owners who are more wealthy and saving money from him doing this

Your framing of this is awful