Jalen Brunson still considering signing extension with Knicks this summer
On top of that, Jalen Brunson is still considering signing an extension this summer, according to a league source. If he were the sign it, he’d be agreeing to a contract that would pay him far less than a max would if waited until 2025 free agency to sign one.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Salary next season:
Bradley Beal:
$50.2 million
Karl-Anthony Towns:
$49.4 million
Kawhi Leonard:
$49.4 million
Jimmy Butler:
$48.8 million
Dame Lillard:
$48.8 million
Jalen Brunson AND Mikal Bridges COMBINED:
$48.2 million – 11:03 AM
Salary next season:
Bradley Beal:
$50.2 million
Karl-Anthony Towns:
$49.4 million
Kawhi Leonard:
$49.4 million
Jimmy Butler:
$48.8 million
Dame Lillard:
$48.8 million
Jalen Brunson AND Mikal Bridges COMBINED:
$48.2 million – 11:03 AM
Yaron Weitzman @YaronWeitzman
One thought on the Knicks: With the Bridges and the OG trades, and the decisions to give up all these assets for elite role players, the bet they’re making is that Jalen Brunson is indeed a longterm “1A.”
(Fwiw, I like it and think he is, but I’m not sure it’s a bet every team – 8:41 AM
One thought on the Knicks: With the Bridges and the OG trades, and the decisions to give up all these assets for elite role players, the bet they’re making is that Jalen Brunson is indeed a longterm “1A.”
(Fwiw, I like it and think he is, but I’m not sure it’s a bet every team – 8:41 AM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Most Clutch Points scored the playoffs over the past two seasons combined:
1. Jalen Brunson: 67
2. Jayson Tatum: 47
3. Jimmy Butler: 46
4. Tyrese Maxey: 44
5. Nikola Jokic: 41 – 6:42 AM
Most Clutch Points scored the playoffs over the past two seasons combined:
1. Jalen Brunson: 67
2. Jayson Tatum: 47
3. Jimmy Butler: 46
4. Tyrese Maxey: 44
5. Nikola Jokic: 41 – 6:42 AM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
Obv gave up a ton to get Mikal Bridges. And won’t be easy to keep Hartenstein. But if the Knicks keep OG and have him in a starting lineup with Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and Bridges….YO. Plus depth with Hart and Donte off the bench. Immediately Celtics biggest challengers – 10:48 PM
Obv gave up a ton to get Mikal Bridges. And won’t be easy to keep Hartenstein. But if the Knicks keep OG and have him in a starting lineup with Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and Bridges….YO. Plus depth with Hart and Donte off the bench. Immediately Celtics biggest challengers – 10:48 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Knicks go deeper into the Villanova national championship roster — bringing Mikal Bridges to join his old teammates and close friends Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVencenzo. pic.twitter.com/G544CT02zI – 10:17 PM
The Knicks go deeper into the Villanova national championship roster — bringing Mikal Bridges to join his old teammates and close friends Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVencenzo. pic.twitter.com/G544CT02zI – 10:17 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Nets have traded Mikal Bridges to the Knicks for a historic haul of draft picks, per @wojespn.
Brooklyn will receive five first-round picks, a pick swap, plus a second-round pick.
The Villanova reunion with Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Bridges is complete. pic.twitter.com/NR4kl23MUZ – 10:01 PM
The Nets have traded Mikal Bridges to the Knicks for a historic haul of draft picks, per @wojespn.
Brooklyn will receive five first-round picks, a pick swap, plus a second-round pick.
The Villanova reunion with Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Bridges is complete. pic.twitter.com/NR4kl23MUZ – 10:01 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Pacers playoff foe Jalen Brunson here for Fever-Sky: pic.twitter.com/LO35vA5q3G – 5:17 PM
Pacers playoff foe Jalen Brunson here for Fever-Sky: pic.twitter.com/LO35vA5q3G – 5:17 PM
More on this storyline
Actually, scratch that. It ties last season’s team that didn’t have Mikal Bridges but did have Ryan Arcidiacono. If they add free agent Arcidiacano to the roster, they will be making history, with five collegiate champion teammates suiting up for the same NBA team. Here are four other iterations since 1990 that have had as many as three NCAA champion teammates playing together — and what, if anything, they can tell us about what may be the fate of this group. -via Yahoo! Sports / June 26, 2024
It got me thinking: Have the Nova Knicks ever happened before? An NBA team basically attempting to produce a sequel of an NCAA championship team? The short answer is no. Not to the extent of what the Knicks are trying to do. At least not from my research since 1990 goes. In Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart and now Bridges, the Knicks will have four players from the 2018 championship team on the roster. As soon as they take the floor, it will represent the most college teammates from an NCAA championship team to play on the same NBA team in the modern era for any team. -via Yahoo! Sports / June 26, 2024
Sources told The Post during the season that Bridges not only wanted to get to the Knicks, but quietly angled to make that happen so he could reunite with former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo. -via New York Post / June 26, 2024