{"id":2304549,"date":"2024-07-22T00:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-superstar-jalen-brunson-signs-unprecedented-contract-extension-giving-up-over-100-million\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T00:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:19:44","slug":"knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million-4\/","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-4%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=2304549&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>Jalen \u2062Brunson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-documents-baseball-superstar-ratted-out-other-stars-lied-to-his-own-team\/\" title=\"DEA Files: Baseball Star Betrayed Peers, Deceived Team\">star\u2063 player<\/a> in the NBA with the New York Knicks,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a> by signing a \u2063contract extension for significantly less money than he could have received. The four-year, $156.5 \u2062million \u2064deal includes a player option in the fourth year, potentially allowing Brunson to earn more in future contracts. This\u2064 decision, considered unprecedented, was made to provide flexibility for\u200d the team and improve their chances of building a championship-winning \u200broster. Despite the risks\u2064 involved\u2062 in giving up a substantial amount of \u200dmoney in the present \u200cfor potential future earnings, Brunson&#8217;s contract is a unique \u200cmove in the \u2064world of professional basketball.  <\/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 free agent.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million\/\" title=\"Knicks star Jalen Brunson signs record contract extension, sacrificing over 0 million\">largely unprecedented financial concession<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million-2\/\" title=\"Knicks star Jalen Brunson signs record contract extension, sacrificing over 0 million\">fourth-year player option<\/a>, 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 future contract 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-star-jalen-brunson-signs-record-contract-extension-sacrificing-over-100-million-3\/\" title=\"Knicks star Jalen Brunson signs record contract extension, sacrificing over 0 million\">roughly  million 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 are 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 this move may seem risky, it shows Brunson&#8217;s commitment to the team and his willingness to take a chance for a potentially bigger payoff down the line<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2304550,"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":[35768,35766,11181,7873,35769],"class_list":["post-2304549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-contract-extension","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-record-deal"],"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\/2304549","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=2304549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}