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

[SleepingHero]

I came to this thread to ask whether Brunson is worth max money. I see a couple of posters have already done so.

But is he worth $30m a year? I would have never guessed that he could carry a team like he has. And your legend is made during the playoffs

The only reason why I'm even coming close to considering it is that he's stepping up when it matters most and is doing so in dominating fashion.

If Brunson comes back next year and averages 20ppg, isn't that exactly what we want from a number 2? Lets say they throw 5 years 148 mil at him. At 26 mil a year, him averaging 20+ppg is right in line with guys like CJ McCollum, Jamal Murray, Kyle Lowry, and just a tad bit more expensive than Mike Conley.

That's right in line with this kind of production. The only way it backfires is if JB regresses and never improves. The fact that he's improved every year and his personality seems like he's the kind of guy that wants to win a lot makes me think it's a good investment. 

After his regular season, I was fully okay throwing him 5 yrs/ 110 mil (22 mil a year median salary). At this point what's the extra 6 mil a year on average going to do? This team will never have cap space after Luka signed his max. So it just makes sense to make JB happy and invest into him.