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

[Kammrath]

I think this is all fair.  The Detroit miscalculation is certainly an area of potential criticism.  The other thing I’d add is as early as December, I found reports that Jalen’s number was $80mm over 4 years.  If that was already the number in December, was there ever really a chance he would take $55mm once that was out there. 

I just don’t see it.  I do see an (the potential for an ) emotional response to not even being asked and an even more emotional response to (being shopped as) the reason why.  But, (to me it) was not likely to take the $55mm at any point past the summer of 21.  (Now I do see not offering last summer as) another potential area of criticism.  Even as a really good backup (which is what he was at the time), $13.7mm as an average doesn’t seem unreasonable.  But, as you say, none of us have any idea whether JB would have accepted even that (summer) offer.

I personally do NOT fault the Mavs for thinking DET would not take on NYK's salaries. I would have thought the same thing 100 times out of 100 if asked beforehand. I was SHOCKED at every deal DET was willing to do with NYK. 

I also 100% agree with you that any supposed "we would have signed the extension in January" is total narrative BS from Rick Brunson. Numbers like you say were WAY higher at that point in the media.