In the 2022 offseason, Brunson parachuted to the Knicks and signed a 4-year, $104 million contract with the team, in the two seasons he played for the Knicks, Brunson played an extremely efficient performance, in the 2023-24 season, Brunson averaged 28.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and the all-round statistical performance not only made Brunson the leader of the Knicks, but also led the team to the fourth place in the East. In the case of stars such as Anunoby, he once led the team to his current position by himself, becoming the absolute thigh of the Knicks.
After the season, Brunson is expected to reach a contract extension with the Knicks in advance, and it has become an irreversible fact that Brunson is expected to win the team's recognition and get a contract extension in advance. After all, after Brunson joined the team, he not only led the team to the playoff stage and broke into the division semifinals, but this season, it made the Knicks once the top four teams in the East, and also made the Knicks expected to be able to rely on Brunson's ability to play tough battles without superstars and lead the team to open the world, and with Brunson's explosive performance, the current 4-year $104 million contract is undoubtedly a cabbage price for the Knicks.
Recently, two reporters in New York, Steve Popper, joined Ian Begley on a show and talked about the contract extension of Knicks star Brunson.
Steve Popper revealed that the Knicks are expected to complete an early contract extension with Brunson this summer, and at the same time, Brunson also has a strong desire to sign an early contract extension with the Knicks.
Brunson signed a four-year, $104 million contract with the Knicks in the summer of 2022, and it should be said that when he signed this contract, many fans and media were bearish.
There are also some things to be seen in the contract - although the final year of this contract (that is, the 2025-26 season) is a player option, the contract size is decreasing, with an annual salary of 26.35 million this season and only 24.96 million next season.
Obviously, in this case, the two reporters also believe that Brunson intends to renew his contract with the Knicks in advance, it is reported that this contract is likely to be a 4-year $157 million contract, this contract with an annual salary of less than 40 million, for Brunson, is far from matching the current competitiveness, with Brunson's explosive performance this season, as well as the performance of breaking into the All-Star lineup, Brunson's value is far greater than the current contract that seems to be 100 million yuan.
Brunson's two seasons with the Knicks, excellent performance, completely beyond expectations, has made the Knicks have made a lot of money, if this time the Knicks continue to renew the contract ahead of schedule, the next contract will still allow the Knicks to get a star-level player almost at a cabbage price, and even Brunson's transformation, as well as a more focused and healthy performance, completely crush Randle, so that he can completely open up the gap with other teammates, looking at the league, with Brunson's deterrent, at least 200 million contracts. If Brunson refuses to renew his contract early and continues to wait, in the summer of 2025, Brunson will most likely sign a five-year, 270 million contract, which seems to be more in line with Brunson's value and ability.
But the Knicks are obviously unwilling to spend a larger price to get this hero of the world, and Brunson seems to want to be able to renew the contract early, whether it is because of his continued lack of confidence, Brunson's attitude to reach a consensus with the Knicks is very likely to facilitate this treasure picking deal, which will make the Knicks a big winner again, and can even use Brunson's saved salary to sign 1-2 bench bandits again to help the team start the road to the championship.
In the 2021-22 season, Brunson's excellent transformation, and in the first round of the playoffs, when Doncic was out of action due to injury, Brunson single-handedly resisted the wave of Utah double-fire attacks, which bought more time for Doncic to recuperate from his injury and became a key factor for the team to win the game.
However, Cuban because of the difference of millions, just like the salary difference between the Thunder and Harden back then, gave up this second-round pick legend, and also let Brunson join the Knicks, and play the demeanor of a star, after Brunson left, even if Irving joined, due to the lack of chemistry, and even Irving's defense, he could not be compared with Brunson, who had a strong ability to bite, so that the Mavericks once fell from the division finals team to the playoffs stage, such a huge gap, and Brunson joined the Knicks, leading the team to the next gram, and broke into the division semifinals, which made the Mavericks extremely embarrassed, on the contrary, the New Yorkers can be described as ecstatic, before, they were once unhappy about this 100 million yuan contract, thinking that this second-round pick was not worthy of such a big contract, but Brunson used his strength to prove his ability again.
In the 2023-24 season, Brunson will fully play the performance of the peak of his career, averaging 28 points per game, ranking fourth in the league, and once crushing Durant, Booker and other scoring experts. Averaging 6.7 assists per game, it also ranks 12th in the league and becomes a veritable two-way guard, in addition, Brunson's performance on the defensive end is also something that some data can't reflect, the ability to bite, and the concentration of the game, as well as the performance of 0.9 steals per game, 67th in the league, all make Brunson an extremely good player both offensively and defensively.
Brunson's shooting stability has also continued to improve this season, with a mid-range shooting rate of 56.6% at one point, and a 48% three-point shooting rate in the right bottom corner, even surpassing Allen's 47% three-point shooting rate in the league. In other positions, Brunson also has a good performance, the most inefficient at the top of the arc, still has a 34% three-point shooting rate, a very comprehensive performance, and a performance with almost no dead ends, making Brunson extremely competitive in any position on the court, and making him an all-round star to be reckoned with.
Before Randle's injury, Brunson played a leader's performance, facing the Suns, Bucks and other games, Brunson's strong performance once became a key factor for the team to win the game, and also made this second-round pick once anti-guest-oriented, not only conquering the home audience, but also making Randle once bow down and face the Suns' game.
Brunson once scored a career-high 51 points to help the team win the Suns' Big Three, and his three-point performance was once shocking, and it also made Randle once compete for the game ball, expressing Randle's respect and recognition of Brunson's ability, and his willingness to assist Brunson and retreat to the team's second-leading position is extremely obvious and self-evident. Brunson also used his ability to completely conquer Knicks fans and core stars.
After Randle, Anunoby and other stars were injured one after another, Brunson continued to show the ability to lead the team with a single core, which allowed the team to still stabilize the top four positions despite the struggling pressure of the team behind him. The tenacious attitude of the game, as well as the way of biting, allow Brunson to use his way to continuously improve the team's sense of energy and explosiveness, so that the team can play a strong counterattack, and continue to hold the lead in the case of unorganized personnel.
Brunson's current performance seems to completely crush some superstars who are not worthy of the name, and even completely better than Paul, Harden and other former superstars, no matter what the reason, Brunson's current leadership temperament, as well as the current excellent ability, have made Brunson a force to be reckoned with in the league The new generation of power, Brunson's super ability, has the demeanor and aura of a star.
It also made Brunson from obscurity to today, so beautiful that he raised his arms and shouted, becoming a well-deserved hero of Madison Garden Square. It has even become a big city team, without spending huge salaries to recruit superstars, picking up treasure to get this gorgeous turnaround, already a second-round legend with superstar ability.
To sum up, Brunson's ability has surpassed the ability of a gentleman with 100 million yuan, whether it is comprehensive scoring ability, or super team leadership ability, and comprehensive quality, Brunson is above all Knicks players, which has made this second-round pick promoted to a real city hero. Therefore, the Knicks are very aware of the current situation, which is also the real purpose of their desperate desire to renew Brunson early, with Brunson's current performance in his playing year, they will undoubtedly have a treasure hunt deal with Brunson with a 4-year 157 million contract.
This deal seems to make the Knicks full of money, and it will also allow the star who is worth a lot of money to continue to stay in New York City in the case of playing a superstar value, regardless of whether Sen seems to be unwilling to wait, after all, injuries and rapidly changing objective factors are extremely uncertain, after playing fame and value, Sen seems to have been content.
is not greedy, and hopes to finalize the next contract as soon as possible, so that he can hold the opportunities and salaries he can grasp in advance after making a name for himself, after all, the cases of stars such as Schroder and Thomas are vivid.
Therefore, in such a situation, both sides are very likely to finalize the deal in advance for their own interests, but for the Knicks, it will undoubtedly make a lot of money, and even allow the Knicks to have more salary space, which can add more chips and energy for the team's championship road, so that the Knicks can take advantage of Brunson's peak to create a strong team that cannot be underestimated, and let it start a shocking moment of glory.