47 points + 41 points + 40 points! From a second-round pick to the league's top scorer, the NBA's most valuable signing was born

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2024-05-05 22:56Posted in Guangdong sports creators

In recent years, it has become easier and easier for NBA league stars to make money, and the super cap salary is flying all over the sky, and now more than $20 million is signed to an All-Star player, which is equivalent to the price of cabbage. Blue-collar center Gobert gets an annual salary of more than $40 million, and Beal, who averages 16.5 points per game, gets an annual salary of $50 million. Jaylen Brown has a super cap salary of $304 million for five years, with an average annual salary of up to $60 million. Now as long as the NBA star has the league's top 10 scoring data, then he can sign a super cap salary of more than $200 million. 47 points + 41 points + 40 points! From a second-round pick to the league's top scorer, the NBA's most valuable signing was born.

This year's NBA playoffs have allowed fans to see the super rise of many young stars, Brunson of the Knicks, Edwards of the Timberwolves, Alexander of the Thunder, Maxey of the 76ers, and Banchero of the Magic. These young stars have put up great playoff stats, especially Brunson, who averaged 35.5 points per game in the playoffs (first in the league), and Edwards, who averaged 33.4 points per game in the playoffs (second in the league), and the two lads who lead the league in playoff scoring. In the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the series between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets, Edwards G1 blasted 43 points + 7 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal + 2 blocks, leading the team to an upset victory.

This season, the Knicks have been on a super rise, and Brunson is undoubtedly the number one contributor. In the regular season, Brunson averaged 28.7 points (fourth in the league) + 3.6 rebounds + 6.7 assists + 0.9 steals per game, shooting 48% from the field and 40.2% from three-point range. Under Brunson's leadership, the Knicks finished second in the East. In this year's playoffs, Randle was reimbursed due to injury, and Brunson led the team to eliminate the 76ers 4-2, and in the first round of the series, Brunson averaged 35.5 points (first in the league) + 4.5 rebounds + 9.0 assists (fourth in the league) + 0.8 steals per game. In the playoffs, Brunson played the strongest offensive aggression in the league, and he can attack and pass well, and his average assists per game are also rising.

American media NBA reporters reported that so far in the playoffs this season, only Brunson and Edwards have played 2 40+ games in the NBA league, and Brunson currently ranks first in the league in 3 40+ games in the first round. Brunson G3 slashed 39 points + 2 rebounds + 13 assists, G4 slashed 47 points + 4 rebounds + 10 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, G5 slashed 40 points + 3 rebounds + 6 assists + 3 steals, G6 slashed 41 points + 3 rebounds + 12 assists + 1 steal. NBA statistics, at least 35 points + 5 assists in 4 consecutive games in the playoffs, only Jordan, James and Brunson have done it in NBA history.

From a second-round pick to the NBA's leading scorer, Brunson's path to a comeback is incredible. When Brunson entered the NBA draft, he was ignored by NBA scouts because he was only 1.88 meters tall. Brunson played 4 seasons with the Mavericks, the first three seasons were mostly benches, and he didn't average much points per game, only about 8 to 9 points per game, but who would have thought that from the Mavericks to the Knicks, after Brunson had the ball, he went from a second-round pick to the league's leading scorer with 35.5 points per game. Fans say it's a shame that the Mavericks management gave up on Brunson in the first place.

In the 2022 playoffs, Brunson assisted Doncic in reaching the Western Conference Finals, and that year Brunson already had signs of a super rise. In the summer of 2022, Brunson's contract with the Mavericks expired, and the two sides negotiated a contract extension, and Brunson wanted to stay with the team, even if it was only a four-year, $55 million contract. However, the Mavericks management did not agree, and as a result, the Knicks signed Brunson for 4 years and $104 million. Then, Brunson super-rose to become the team leader on the Knicks, becoming the league's leading scorer. Can you believe that Brunson, who is now averaging 35.5 points per game, has an annual salary of only 25 million. American media NBA experts wrote an analysis that the Knicks signed Brunson, which should be one of the best and most valuable signings in NBA history.

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