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

[Hooper21]

Just saying that the Mavs would've almost have had to go to 30+ mil in order to keep Brunson, not 26 that he got from NYK. 

Brunson wanted the Mavs to beat the Knicks offer. They refused. 

Be realistic, is Brunson a 30 mil a year player EVER? No. Thus keeping Brunson was never a realistic possibility. I never thought he would've been so money driven and was totally for resigning Brunson to a deal that even crossed 5/125-130. Then I sobered up and remembered that Brunson got outplayed in the Warriors and for half of that PHX series.

My guess on Brunson is that after the window for the extension closed, he knew he was shopped on the trade market.  He says he wanted to be in Dallas, but even if he resigned for an amount bigger than the extension amount, he knew it was likely that he would be traded somewhere he didn't want to be.  So, he signed a big $$ contract in NY, where he wanted to be, where his Dad works, and where he probably won't be traded.