The annual salary of 13 million is not given! Now the top salary is rushing to ask, with an average of 27.4 points per game, and the management is repentant
Every offseason in the NBA is a big gamble for the management of each team. Because the offseason is faced with player contract extensions and trades, if management looks away, they may lose a very strong player. Too many examples have happened in the last few years. For example, Lakers management has been extremely unsuccessful when it comes to trades and contract extensions over the years. Over the past few years, they have let go of players such as Pope and Caruso. And these players are playing very well in other teams at the moment.
The most regrettable thing is that Brunson left the Mavericks. Brunson has now become the star of the Knicks, averaging 27.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game this season. He shot a whopping 40.1 percent from three-point range. You know, he's a player who came out of the Mavericks. In his final season with the Mavericks, he also averaged 16.3 points per game. But because there is such a ball-handling nucleus as Doncic in the team, Brunson didn't get many opportunities, but Brunson wanted to stay with the Mavericks back then.
According to Brunson, he asked the Mavericks for $55 million over four years, but was rejected twice by management. Such a contract is only an annual salary of more than 13 million. The Mavericks' management was clearly wrong in that decision. If they are willing to offer Brunson such a contract, they may be able to harvest a future superstar. Brunson has clearly developed into a superstar by now, and he was an All-Star this season, and he will be an All-Star regular in the future.
Based on Brunson's average performance per game this season and his ability to lead the team, he is now completely at the level of the maximum salary, and teams will rush to ask for it. It's worth noting that he signed a four-year, $104 million contract with the Knicks after leaving the Mavericks, which is a great value for money right now. Some experts now even believe that Brunson is currently in the top five in the league at the point guard position.
Sometimes it's true that the offseason is a time to test a team's vision. If the management has a very good vision, it may have a direct impact on the future development of the team. Just like the Thunder today, the Thunder have had a very good vision over the past few years, from their selection of the Thunder Big Three, to their current rookie selection on the team, and the trade of Alexander from the Clippers. Presumably, if Brunson returns to the Mavericks' home court to play now, maybe Cuban will regret not doing it at the beginning when he sees Brunson's performance.