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

[michaeltex]

So Brunson bet on himself by turning down the February extension? Looks like he's going to come out a winner.

Remember the old MBT F'ed all this up with JB's initial contract terms that let him get to FA instead of RFA. An echo of how little Donnie and RC valued draft picks. So now...here we are.

IIRC, there was a lot of talk mid-season here (and the paid pundits) with the tone of "JB is looking good now, but is he any good in the playoffs due to his size/athleticism?" Although he proved valuable in either bench or starting roles. (Go back and look at some of @"Kammrath" posts about on/off performances) Still, there was resistance to shelling out $$$ if he wasn't playable in the post-season. This was all pre-KP trade.

I'd say he has answered that question very well so far. IF When DAL finishes UTA the next step will be NOP or PHX, both of which look to be good challenges right now. If JB stays effective in the next round, win or lose, then he's going to get seriously paid.

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As of now, Brunson is #1 in total points scored in the playoffs; 6th in points per game! 

https://twitter.com/coopmavs/status/1518949519714619402

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status...6482909185

https://twitter.com/pandahank41/status/1...1732189184

The last one from pandahank41 is a pure masterpiece that you couldn't stage any better. Somebody should frame it for him.

Thanks for sharing.