BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

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Seems like Brunson has made it very clear what his intentions are, so it is quite surprising to me that the Brunson dilemma hasn't been settled before the season. Either you show commitment and start him (which is what he wants) or you trade him while he still has full season on his contract left.

Per a number of reports from generally reliable sources, JB has indeed made it clear what his intentions are. I think that probably a lot of MFFLs (including myself) just don't really want to hear it. From what we are told, starting is not the limit of his ambition. His #1 goal (aside from getting a high paycheck) is said to be to run his own team, rather than play second fiddle to someone else. If that's the deal, playing alongside Luka would not seem to be what he wants, going forward. 


Of course, there are only so many positions like that available, and other teams in the league may or may not be willing to provide him that opportunity. In which case, he might have to "settle for" playing with a guy like Luka, after all, lol.