Jalen Brunson inspired by Derek Jeter, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes in new deal
NY Post
Jalen Brunson’s $156.5 million extension with the New York Knicks may have been a recent NBA revelation, but there’s some key context that seems to have inspired the deal.
As part of his reporting on Brunson’s innovative contract to stay in the Big Apple, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski suggested that the MVP candidate reviewed other generational sports icons’ contracts across the other three major American sports.
“Brunson’s study of championship organizations and franchise stars — Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs, the Tom Brady New England Patriots and the Derek Jeter New York Yankees — gave him a blueprint for MVP-level players who structured contracts to give their teams the best chances at sustainable title runs,” Wojnarowski wrote.
Across six championship-winning seasons in New England, Brady was rarely among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the sport.
For example, even after bumping his average annual value from $9 million to $20.5 million in 2016, Brady still sat only 12th among quarterbacks in AAV.
That selflessness enabled New England to keep stars like Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Nate Solder and Dont’a Hightower for a myriad of seasons.
Jim Harbaugh was lost on Sunday night.
Mike McDaniel will return to Cleveland, where he worked as a wide receivers coach early in his career, to interview for the vacant head coaching position with the Browns.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Knicks closed out their victory with an All-Star on the bench.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – At this time of year, most of the NFL is searching for one of two things and sometimes both. The teams who failed to qualify for the postseason are almost all thinking about how to improve at the two most important spots on the team — head coach and quarterback.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — I saw Matthew Schaefer’s future Saturday night.
The Tigers’ looming salary showdown with their superstar pitcher has been dubbed a “fumble.”
An endgame collapse kept the Nets winless without Michael Porter Jr. this season — and was a reminder of just how much this young team has to learn about winning.
LaMelo Ball and Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee are reportedly not aligned, according to ESPN analyst and former long-time center Kendrick Perkins.
Davante Adams only spent 11 games with the Jets, but that didn’t stop Gang Green from catching strays during the star wideout’s interview with Fox ahead of the Rams’ playoff victory over the Panthers on Saturday.
The cheese grater hat made its return following the Bears’ stunning comeback win over the Packers in the wild-card round Saturday, and this time, Caleb Williams had a real cheese grater, too.
PHOENIX — Jalen Brunson committed the big turnover in Friday’s loss, but Mike Brown agreed that Mikal Bridges didn’t do enough to get the ball back.
The Mets are going to make more moves.
BOSTON — The outlook on this Rangers team could not be any more clear after the debacle that was Saturday’s game at TD Garden.