The NBA playoffs continue, and the Lone Rangers vs. Jazz showdown in the West is still very interesting, and the Lone Rangers have so far taken a 3:2 lead. In the last game they won by a big score. Today's Lone Rangers are no small team, with two top scorers at the starting level, Doncic and Brunson. Doncic can average 31.5 points per game in the playoffs this season, while Brunson can also average 28.6 points per game in the playoffs this season. Today we're going to highlight Brunson's performance.
Some time ago, Doncic suffered from injuries and missed a few playoff games, and in those games, Brunson led the team forward. He scored 41 points in game two and 31 points in game three to help the Lone Rangers win. It can be said that it is because of Brunson's performance on the offensive end that the Lone Rangers have been able to smoothly survive those games that Doncic has missed. On this point alone, Brunson is credited with it.
Brunson is still on a rookie contract this season. His annual salary this season is only $1.8 million. But Brunson now averages 28.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in the playoffs. His stats even look like Durant's, and the better Brencen plays now, the more frustrated the Lone Rangers' management is. Because they can complete the renewal of Brunson's contract ahead of schedule before the start of the season, and they don't have to pay too much for the contract extension.
And they could also complete a contract extension with Brunson before the trade deadline this season, but the Lone Rangers management didn't do it at all, which even disappointed Brunson's father. And now in the playoffs, Brunson's performance is obviously a solid slap in the face to management. Now with the playoffs Brunson's average data soaring, his value has also soared, and now the Lone Ranger wants to renew Brunson's contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million, and Brunson's father also said that his son will not reduce the price. Now Brunson's playoff performance is fully worthy of a 4-year, 100 million contract. The Lone Rangers paid the price for their initial hesitation.
Brunson will be a full free agent this summer, and there will be plenty of teams to offer him, and he can pick them carefully. The Lone Rangers may have a steady point off the offensive end after losing Brunson, and the weakening for them will be obvious, and the Lone Rangers could have renewed their contracts with a relatively low contract, but the Lone Rangers did not do so. From now on, the Lone Ranger's original estimate was indeed miscalculated.