Agent Bernie Lee on Jalen Brunson’s paycut: Putting players in the position of making personnel decisions does not help anyone

Bernie Lee on Jalen Brunson’s paycut with Knicks: The idea that any player making a contractual sacrifice automatically leads to success does not align with what I have seen repeatedly. Once a player sacrifices money, he is handing a tool back to an organization to make decisions he does not control, while still carrying the results of those decisions. There is not an NBA player I have met who, while playing, has the perspective required to be a good general manager. Putting players in the position of making personnel decisions does not help anyone.
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