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

[Kammrath]

By the way. Drafting Brunson was all Donnie. He had the Rick Brunson, Leon/Sam Rose connections.

“I was in the draft room when [former general manager] Donnie [Nelson] made the decision,” Procopio tells me. “He had to have him and wasn’t taking no for an answer. He repeatedly said he’s a winner about 30 times before the team drafted him. Which took a lot of guts because the head coach actively wanted Yogi Ferrell, and he went against the grain to draft him.”

So I am not blaming Donnie for the Brunson drama. Picking him was one of his best moves in the post championship era. Not extending him or trading him when they realized that he wanted to leave is on the current regime.

We sure Donnie didn't poison the Brunson camp against the Mavs on his way out??