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

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So, here is the question.  Would he be doing the same level work in a situation where he is next to high usage Luka.  If not, what would the work being done here be worth (moot point as he probably wanted to run his own team as people here have speculated for years).

Brunson's numbers are fascinating.  Unlike last year where his per minute production was almost identical to the year before and people lauded his "improvement" when all it was was increased minutes...His per minute production this year is up substantially with exactly the same usage as the prior year.  He's up 2 1/2 points and 3 1/2 assists per 36 on improved efficiency.  That is significant!

Early going, but the change of scenery seems to have done him good.  The Brunson conundrum may be that letting him run his own show turns him into something worth mid 20's million per year, but when he's allowed to run his own show he's probably running the show of a team with limited upside (time will tell.  NY has been better than I expected).  Still a colossal fail, but the fail was letting it get all the way to June IMHO.  The team tried to trade him the summer before and we'd be better off today if they had been successful.

The efficiency was bound to come with newly acquired status in this league. He wouldn’t get the same star whistles had he stayed in Dallas as what he’ll get this year in the Big Apple being the team’s lead dog. But he’d no doubt have gotten better whistles than last year.