Jalen Brunson agrees $156M, four-year extension with Knicks and potentially misses out on $113M

Knicks prima Jalen Brunson has agreed to a four-year, $156.5million statement hold pinch nan team, perchance missing retired connected max woody arsenic a free supplier adjacent season. 

The 27-year-old constituent guard's caller woody will statesman successful 2025-26, according to ESPN, and includes a subordinate action aft nan 3rd season, erstwhile Brunson will beryllium 31. 

Brunson, who was named an All-Star for nan first clip successful his profession this past season, signed a four-year, $104M statement pinch New York backmost successful 2022. 

He could person inked a five-year woody worthy astir $270M pinch nan team, aliases different franchise, had he waited to beryllium eligible for a five-year, max statement projected to beryllium worthy $269M.

Brunson's hold doesn't travel disconnected arsenic a surprise, however, fixed some his ties and position connected nan team, arsenic good arsenic his fame among nan Knicks instrumentality base.

Brunson's father, Rick, is an adjunct connected Tom Thibodeau's coaching staff, while Leon Rose - president of nan Knicks - is simply a longtime family friend.

Brunson besides 3 of his assemblage buddies - Mikal Bridges, Donte DiVicenzo, and Josh Hart - from Villanova, wherever they won a NCAA Championship together, successful nan Knicks' rotation.

Brunson's determination to widen his playing days astatine Madison Square Garden will thief nan Knicks enactment beneath nan net cap's 'second apron' successful 2025-26, giving them much elasticity to salary nan remainder of their halfway players. 

But Brunson is again eligible to motion a caller max hold successful 2028, his 10th twelvemonth of service, that would recoup astir of nan $113M he is giving up for now. 

Hart, different defender connected nan Knicks, appeared to remark connected nan news of Brunson's hold erstwhile he posted to X, 'Build him a statue.' 

Brunson is coming disconnected nan champion play of his six-year NBA career, featuring profession highs successful scoring (28.7 points per game), assists (6.7 per game) and 3-pointers made (211). He changeable 40.1 percent from beyond nan arc. 

What's much is that connected apical of his first All-Star nomination, Brunson made nan All-NBA 2nd squad and vanished 5th successful NBA Most Valuable Player balloting successful 2023-24. 

In six seasons pinch nan Dallas Mavericks (2018-22) and Knicks, Brunson has averaged 16.9 points, 4.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds per crippled and changeable 48.9 percent from nan field, including 39.1 percent from 3-point range.