GM is Harrison Brunson once wished to renew the Mavericks for 4 years and 55 million, but it didn t come true twice

05, May 17th, in the 6th game of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals of the NBA playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Celtics 119-81 at home, and entered the Eastern Conference Finals again after 24 years.

In this game, Knicks main player Brunson made 8 of 14 shots at 34 minutes and 31 seconds, 3 of 8 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, with a plus-minus value + 30 highest in the game.

In the third season of the Knicks, Brunson led the team to the division finals.

Brunson is from the prestigious Villanova University. He is 28 years old. He is the second round of the 2018 draft (33rd pick). He has played for the Mavericks for the first four years in the league. In 2022, Brunson's four-year, $6.14 million rookie contract expired. In July of the same year, he left the Mavericks and signed a four-year, $104 million contract with the Knicks.

In February 2024, Brunson revealed when he was a guest on the All The Smoke program that he had twice been willing to renew his contract with the Mavericks for 4 years and $55 million, but he failed to do so.

Note: On June 29, 2021, Nico Harrison became Mavericks General Manager and President of Basketball Operations

When asked about the opportunity to renew the contract with the Mavericks, Brunson (February 2024) said: "Yes, before I started my fourth Mavericks season, we tried to renew it. I wanted a four-year, $55 million contract. Obviously I want to stay in Dallas, and I think I will play there for a long time. I love my role there. Interestingly, my agent kept saying to me, 'Your performance is worth more money', but I just want to be safe and safe, and don't want to gamble."

" Then in the middle of the season, Doncic was injured and couldn't play. I seemed to average 20 points and 6 assists per game during that period. At that time, we went to talk to the Mavericks about contract renewal, but they still didn't agree. The responses they gave were always 'Look, we'll consider'. Before the transaction deadline, I thought I would be traded, but it didn't happen. After the deadline, they put the contract in front of me, but the reply I gave was 'No, I'm worth more money now.' After the season, I saw the boss (Cuban) on social media saying that he would give me a maximum salary or something. Then the Knicks' opportunity came, which was only two hours away from my house, and my relatives and friends lived on the East Coast, and that was it."