During this offseason, Knicks did not choose to join Durant 's transfer farce.
instead signed Brunson in the free market with a 4-year, $104 million contract. As soon as the news of
came out, all the great masters were dissatisfied, fans mocked the Knicks for being stupid and having a lot of money, and the media also questioned them a lot.
For example, "Open-Air Stand", the operation of signing the Knicks with Brunson only gave a C- score.
The famous commentator Stephen A-Smith even angrily scolded Dolan during the live broadcast, believing that he ruined the team.
From the fame point of view, Brunson, as a second round pick, has obvious figure defects and extremely average athletic talent.
plus few famous works, it does not seem to meet the value of 100 million yuan.
But we still say the same thing, competitive sports, a big reputation may not necessarily win. Lakers and Nets are classic cases. Whether
meets an annual salary of tens of millions depends on the players' performance on the court and the help provided to the team.
So the question is, is Brunson worth $104 million in 4 years?
has played in the new season until now, and I personally think it is definitely worth it at present.
Knicks started with 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Brunson scored a total of 80 points in these four games, averaging 20 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and a shooting percentage of 52%. He is the team's No. 2 scorer and the team's assists.
today played against Hornets . He scored 27 points in the game, a double-double with 13 assists, leading the team to defeat his opponent in overtime, and was the biggest contributor to the winning goal.
and 13 assists were also Brunson's career high.
Brunson is a typical practical player. Although his style of play is not gorgeous, it can always help the team.
can score, organize, shoot accurately, control the field with stable ability, and have good defensive confrontation.
In this era of maximum salary, Brunson's contract looks big in 100 million yuan, but in fact it only has an annual salary of 26 million yuan, which is really not expensive.
Knicks missed the playoffs last season. The biggest problem is the lack of organizational point guards, which leads to Randall randomly playing.
Now the problem has been solved, and the defense has been found.
Putting aside stereotypes, this year's Knicks are really likely to return to the playoffs.
