Alex Kennedy: Mike Brown on Jalen Brunson’s $113 million paycut: “He understands what winning is about. He comes and he probably takes a pay cut that I wouldn’t have taken. Every time they would’ve thrown that number in front of me, I would have said ‘no,’ and I feel like I’m a good guy. He set the bar before he even stepped on the floor every time it came to renegotiate a deal with him. That set the standard. Now, when you take his play into account, it’s off the charts, man… I hope Pat [Ewing] doesn’t kill me, but when it comes to New York basketball, [Brunson] is freaking him.”
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Mike Brown: Jalen Brunson took a pay cut that I wouldn’t have taken
