{"id":2304503,"date":"2024-07-21T23:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-superstar-jalen-brunson-signs-unprecedented-contract-extension-giving-up-over-100-million\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T23:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T03:34:22","slug":"knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks star Jalen Brunson signs record contract extension, sacrificing over $100 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2304503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a largely unprecedented move, Jalen Brunson, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/source-tells-cnn-if-mlb-didnt-move-all-star-game-media-would-have-hounded-players\/\" title=\"Source Tells CNN If MLB Didn\u2019t Move All-Star Game, Media Would Have Hounded Players\">star player<\/a> for the New York \u2064Knicks, agreed to a significantly reduced contract extension\u200c of\u2062 $156.5\u200b million over\u2063 four years, as opposed to the maximum amount he could \u2063have received. This decision was made to provide roster flexibility for the \u200cteam and\u2063 potentially allow Brunson to \u200bsecure a larger deal in the\u200b future. While the deal presents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">financial risk<\/a> for Brunson,\u200b it also showcases his commitment to the team and their \u200cgoal of achieving championship\u2063 success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Any NBA fan over the age of 30 will tell you that Madison Square Garden &mdash; home of the New York Knickerbockers &mdash; is a magical place.<\/p>\n<p>The history, glitz and prestige of the New York basketball scene is the stuff of myth, and MSG is the physical manifestation of all that. To the chagrin of many of those die hard, impassioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-smith-calls-panel-goes-off-knicks-loss-yall-think-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knicks<\/a> fans, the team hasn&rsquo;t been consistently good since Bill Clinton was the president.<\/p>\n<p>That all changed when Jalen Brunson left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fans-leave-travis-kelce-stunned-viciously-boo-dallas-mavericks-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> after the 2021-22 season to sign with the Knicks as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tampa-ball-how-the-buccaneers-built-a-roster-of-rejects-and-misfits-and-won-a-super-bowl\/\" title=\"Tampa-Ball: How The Buccaneers Built A Roster of Rejects And Misfits And Won A Super Bowl\u00a0\">free agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Brunson (he turns 28 in August) has been the focal point of some very successful Knicks teams over the past two seasons, and given how beloved he is in New York, many assumed that he would sign a maximum extension the instant he could with the team.<\/p>\n<p>(Brunson also has a literal familial connection with the Knicks, as his father is an assistant coach on the team who had also played for the Knicks once upon a time.)<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Well, turns out that people were half-right.<\/p>\n<p>Brunson did sign an extension&hellip; but it was for nowhere near the maximum.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&rsquo;s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; news on Friday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contender, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has agreed on a four-year, $156.5 million extension, his agent Sam Rose of CAA tells ESPN &mdash; $113M less guaranteed than he&rsquo;s eligible to receive in one&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DDJvz7TUlr\">pic.twitter.com\/DDJvz7TUlr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1811867780884627697?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contender, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has agreed on a four-year, $156.5 million extension, his agent Sam Rose of CAA tells ESPN &mdash; $113M less guaranteed than he&rsquo;s eligible to receive in one year,&rdquo; Wojnarowski posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The deal &mdash; which will cost Brunson $37.1M over the next three years &mdash; comes with a fourth-year player option, Rose said, and that would set up Brunson to recoup the rest of the $113M on a four-year, $323M extension in 2028 or a new five year, $418M deal in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1811867939014082601?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up, Wojnarowski elaborated on the details.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The repercussions of Brunson choosing the four-year, $156.5M max deal over the five-year, $269M deal in 2025 are massive for the Knicks&rsquo; ability to keep this team together &ndash; and keep making roster moves to close the gap on a championship,&rdquo; ESPN&rsquo;s NBA insider posted.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;The deal &mdash; which will cost Brunson $37.1M over the next three years &mdash; comes with a fourth-year player option, Rose said, and that would set up Brunson to recoup the rest of the $113M on a four-year, $323M extension in 2028 or a new five year, $418M deal in 2029.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While giving up $100 million in the present for a $418 million deal in 2029 certainly sounds worth it, this is still a calculated risk for Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>First, in 2029, Brunson will be turning 33 &mdash; the age at which many basketball players start to decline. Unless he has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-says-e-u-border-with-belarus-is-so-dangerous-it-will-repatriate-its-refugees\/\" title=\"Iraq Says E.U. Border with Belarus Is So Dangerous It Will Repatriate Its Refugees\">future contract<\/a> in writing (which likely violates the NBA by-laws), there&rsquo;s no reason the Knicks couldn&rsquo;t renege on that pay day should Brunson start to show serious signs of decline.<\/p>\n<p>Second, there&rsquo;s always the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-incredible-nba-dunk-year-leaves-opponent-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injury factor<\/a>. As macabre as it may be to consider, every professional athlete is a bad Achilles rupture away from early retirement.<\/p>\n<p>And to highlight how truly &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; this is, Los Angeles Lakers star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-lakers-star-lebron-james-gets-caught-illegal-streaming-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeBron James<\/a> got glowing pieces written by establishment media outlets like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2024-07-07\/lakers-lebron-james-contract-negotiations-less-than-max-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> for taking a roughly $3 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">pay cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brunson&rsquo;s pay cut is about $110 million more than James.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The history and prestige of New York basketball is legendary, and MSG represents all of that. Despite the Knicks&#8217; lack of consistent success in recent years, the signing of Jalen Brunson in 2021 brought hope to the team. Brunson, a beloved player in New York, surprised many by agreeing to a four-year, $156.5 million extension with the Knicks, significantly less than what he could have earned elsewhere. This decision allows him to have flexibility in the future to potentially sign a larger contract. While it may seem like a risky move, it shows Brunson&#8217;s commitment to the team and his willingness to take a chance for a bigger payoff down the line<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2304504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture-40.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10344,35766,11181,35767,10869],"class_list":["post-2304503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-extension","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-knicks","tag-record-contract","tag-sacrifice"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture-40.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}