Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson just signed a deal so bad that he could have purchased his own archipelago of private islands with the funds he left on the table to stay in New York.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson looks on with teammate forward Julius Randle during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. just signed a deal so bad that he could have purchased his own archipelago of private islands with the funds he left on the table to stay in New York.
James Dolan, in turn, offered Brunson one of the worst deals in sports — $157 million over four years, which is a fortune, but not nearly enough for a player of Brunson’s ilk, considering NBA players earn around 50 percent of the NBA’s basketball-related income, which includes ticket sales, concessions, broadcast deals, and merchandising rights.
. “That don’t even sound right. I get it. You want to win a championship, but that don’t guarantee you a championship. They gon’ love you in New York .”’ 130-109 Game 7 loss to the Indiana Pacers in May, compared Brunson to LeBron James, who took around a $3 million pay cut with the Lakers, affording the team room to sign his son Bronny, who the Lakers took with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
“A $113 million pay cut, that’s money you are not going to get back,” Pierce continued. “I don’t think I’ve ever in my history of knowing the league and knowing the numbers, I’ve seen somebody take this type of discount. It’s not about the number because the contracts are a lot bigger. But the percentage of what he could have got based on what he got, I’ve never seen that disparity.
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