Los Dallas Mavericks they might lament the fact that they had failed to agree to an extension of the Jalen Brunson, one of the highlights of the Mavericks’ great season. Above all in the playoffs, where he pleasantly surprised by averaging 21.6 points per match. Nevertheless, Luka Doncic could be left without one of his great squires, whom The Knicks plan to offer him a four-year contract and $100 million. of dollars.
The Big Apple set cleared some salary cap space exchanging to Kemba Walker already thinking of launching an offensive for Brunson. according to Marc Steinjournalist of New York Timesthat movement will now allow the Knicks to address that operation: The Knicks had hoped to offer Jalen Brunson a four-year contract worth approximately $100 million when free agency opened. next week, his sources told Marc Stein.
The Mavericks twice passed up the opportunity to extend Brunson to a four-year, $55.6 million deal both before the season and in January.
“The Mavericks twice passed up the opportunity to extend Brunson to a four-year, $55.6 million deal both before the season and in January. They wanted to retain the ability to trade Brunson should a one-star deal become available.”, assures the journalist. “And when the season was over, the Mavericks thought they a four-year offer and about 88 million would be enough to hold him.”
Family and personal ties to the Knicks
Los Mavericks have the ability to offer Brunson a fifth tobut the Knicks can offer him a larger role in addition to the familiarity of his father, Rick Brunson, on the technical staff and his former agent, Leon Rose, in charge of the front office. Brunson is also represented by Rose’s son, Sam Rose.
Bad news for the Mavswho now face the prospect of having to offer more than 25 million per year to Brunson. They just changed for Christian Wood in a winning move, and lose now to Brunsonjust a couple of weeks later, he would put them back where they were, with the need to sign another scorer. They could pay dearly for not having renewed it earlier.