Jalen Brunson leaves Mavericks to sign four-year deal with the Knicks
Point guard Jalen Brunson left the Dallas Mavericks in 2022 free agency and agreed to a four-year contract with the New York Knicks.
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In the summer of 2022, point guard Jalen Brunson left the Dallas Mavericks as a free agent, a player whose contract had expired and who could sign with any team, and agreed to a four-year, $104 million contract with the New York Knicks.
Brunson had been a second-round pick (a later, lower-profile selection) by Dallas in 2018 after winning two national titles at Villanova University. He grew into a key starter alongside Luka Dončić, and in 2022 he helped Dallas reach the Western Conference finals, the NBA's semifinal round for the West. That playoff run raised his value sharply before free agency opened.
The move to New York carried a personal link. His father, Rick Brunson, was a former Knicks player and had joined the club's coaching staff as an assistant. The Knicks, who had struggled for years to find a lead guard, saw Brunson as a long-term answer at the position.
The signing became one of the defining moves of the Knicks' recent rebuild. Brunson became the team's leading scorer and public face, which later widened his profile beyond basketball.
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