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

[SleepingHero]

Jalen needs to score 30 consistently in the playoffs when playing with Luka. Then you can pay him max. What can he do when he doesn't dominate the ball?

We need to pump the breaks. Let's see what happens the rest of the playoffs. If he helps lead Dallas to a Championship then pay the man. But right now he is still an undersized guard who isn't great at defense. I could see his ceiling being Chris Paul. But the odds of that are still like 5%.

I don't agree actually. I think Brunson's ability to shrink his game playing next to Luka while still being effective makes him a unicorn. How many guys in the league can go from averaging 17ppg to 32 a night when called upon and then go right back to averaging 17 because it's what the team needs?

When you got Luka Doncic, we don't need Brunson to score anything more than 17-20 a night on efficient shooting. But his ability to step up in the absence of Doncic consistently and make sure the team doesn't skip a beat is why he'd be worth close to the max.