On February 16, Beijing time, the Lone Ranger challenged the Heat away, although in the first half of the backward situation, but in the second half of the Lone Ranger relied on the outbreak of Doncic, Klebel, Finney Smith and others, and finally won the victory 107-99. The Lone Ranger scored in 5 double figures, including Jaylen Brunson, who ushered in a big run this season, and brentson started 38 minutes, shooting 6-of-14, 3-of-5 from three-point range, scoring 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and the plus-minus of +12 was also the highest of the team's starting Five Tigers.
Less well known is that Brunson was also the "Tanhua Lang" of the 18-year draft, unlike Doncic who was the first round Tanhua Lang, Brunson was picked by the Lone Ranger with the 3rd pick in the second round, and when he first entered the league, he once competed with Chinese player Ding Yanyuhang for an official place in the preseason, but in the end the Lone Ranger chose to leave the main attacker from Villanova University. Brunson, who was able to officially squeeze out Ding to stay in the Lone Ranger, did not disappoint the team, and in the rookie season, he gained 21.8 minutes of playing time, averaging 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, and after the Lone Ranger traded another potential rising star Dennis Smith to the Knicks, Brunson also made up for this position perfectly.
In the following seasons, Brunson won the trust of then-coach Carlisle, whether as a starter or as a substitute, he can show efficient offensive efficiency, last season Brunson increased his average of points per game to double digits, averaging 12.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and shooting 40.5% from three-point range.
After the Lone Rangers replaced the manager with Jason Kidd this season, Brunson not only did not get abandoned, but ushered in the peak of his career, as of now, Brunson played for the Lone Rangers in 56 games, starting 38 games, in the case of playing time soared to 32 minutes, but also handed over a career-best stat sheet of 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
Compared with the previous glass man Porzingis, Brunson seems to be more like the second boss of the lone ranger, under Kidd's bold use, he also repaid the full trust of the coaching staff with practical actions, played a career representative work, became the most effective assistant around Doncic, and even in some games Doncic was trapped in the offensive downturn, Brunson instead used excellent offensive ability to fill the loopholes in Doncic's sluggish state, took on the offensive banner of the lone ranger, as a second-round show that was almost abandoned. Brunson can have this kind of achievement, which is indeed commendable.
And this year is also Brunson's contract year, after the end of the season, he and the Lone Ranger signed in 18 years of the rookie contract will also officially expire, and according to his outstanding performance this year, Cuban really has to prepare a generous salary to renew the team's "second boss", according to Brunson's market conditions, should get an annual salary of about 15-20 million, not long ago he has clearly rejected a 4-year 56 million contract provided by the Lone Ranger, Wanting to get a contract with an annual salary of 18 million, after cleaning up the salary burden of Bo Shen, Kuban, who has made it clear that he will keep Brunson, should not let him go, and it is no accident that the league will have a second round show this summer that can get tens of millions of annual salary.