Track Jalen Brunson confirmed in New York. The Knicks sent Nerlens Noel et Alec Burks in Detroit. They will now be able to offer a contract of around $110 million over 4 years to the Mav. To validate the deal, the team, which now has $30 million in cap space, dropped two future second round picks as well as $6 million to the Pistons. Brunson, who started in December, proved to be the No. 2 option behind Luka Doncic in the playoffs, with an average of 21.6 points over the campaign. He had signed matches at 41 and 31 points in the 1st round against the Jazz.
Dallas would be ready to offer him a 5-year contract, which the team is the only one who can offer him, but for a similar amount. The fullback declined the $55.5 million 4-year extension proposal after the February deadline. He would have been ready to sign in January if an offer had been made to him at that time and would have informed the Mavs, but the latter would have postponed discussions.
The Brunson family is familiar with Knicks president and former agent Leon Rose. His first client was none other than Rick Brunson, Jalen’s father. The latter, a former assistant to Thibodeau in Chicago and Minnesota, was hired as an assistant this summer. At the Knicks, Brunson could become the main playmaker, if not rather a lieutenant of Doncic.
via ESPN