JALEN BRUNSON is a professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Maverick. He was born on August 31, 1996, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Brunson played college basketball for Villanova Wildcats from 2015-2018 as one of the best point guards. The Dallas Maverick drafted him in the 33rd on June 1, 2018, NBA Draft.
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It is expected that New York Knicks might present a four-year contract worth $110 million to one of the best point guards, Jalen Brunson, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. This is happening because the Knicks have already traded two players to Detroit Pistons, i.e., Guard Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel.
Furthermore, they have also sent 2023, and 2024 second-round picks to the Pistons and the cash of $6 million. With all that, the Knicks have open space for acquiring Brunson. Sending Burks and Noel to the piston is to create more cap space for Jalen Brunson and offer him a maximum contract.
His four-year career stats have been impressive, with Maverick Dallas averaging 11.9 points, 3 RPG, and 3.7 assists. Moreover, the Dallas Mavericks averaged a career-high 16.8 points and 4.8 APG in the west conference finals this season.
Rick, Brunson’s dad, is the assistant coach for the Knicks; additionally, Leon Rose is the general manager Of the Knicks who negotiated with Mavericks about Brunson’s contract, and as an agent, this was Rose’s first client.
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It is expected that the Knicks will offer $130 million for a four-year contract with Jalen Brunson. Moreover, Brunson rejected the offer of a four-year contract from Dallas, whose worth was $55.5 million after the trade deadline. That means he would earn more than that if he gets what is expected from the Knicks.
Someone who has known him since his college time said, “I think he would come to the Knicks if that’s the case; it would be tough to turn down.”
The Knicks are about to receive $38.9 million in total by trading four players: Kemba Walker, Burks, Noel, and Taj Gibson. Moreover, they have not yet traded Taj Gibson, which can bring them $5.2 million. With so many options, the Knicks can trade more of the younger players they have to generate more cash.
There is also a better option for the Knicks than Jalen Brunson, which is Dejounte Murray from San Antonio. There are also rumors that the Spurs might acquire him, but until now, nothing has happened, and the Knicks still have the option to bid for Murray.
On the other hand, when we look at Brunson’s ties with the Knicks, he might not let them pick Murray. Rose, the current Knicks’ president, was the former agent of Brunson. Along with this, his father, Rick Brunson, is also offering services as an assistant coach to the Knicks.
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Jalen Brunson also has strong ties with Tom Thibodeau and Derrick Rose, the current point guard of the Knicks. All these connections show that the Knicks’ chances of acquiring Murray are highly slack.
Apart from his astounding performance in the last season, Brunson has also performed very well during his college time as he helped his team win two national championships. During high school, he was also McDonald all American. With his unmatchable skills, Brunson led his U19 team to the world cup title in 2015, not to mention that he was MVP of the tournament.
According to a source, “The Knicks will have to present a detailed plan of how to create a winning culture,” adding to that, the source said. “He’s very calculated. He’ll do what he thinks is best for his long-term career. Winning is extremely important to him. He wants to be in an organization where excelling is valued, around guys in the locker room buying into the same thing he’s buying into.”
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