LAS VEGAS — With a chance to sign the second nine-figure contract of his career, Jalen Brunson was unavailable. The New York Knicks were about to hand Brunson all that they could, even if the deal would not be commensurate with a player of his stature. The team was capped at how much it could pay Brunson, limited to a …
The most important moment of the New York Knicks’ offseason is yet to come. Since the Knicks’ season ended with a Game 7, second-round loss to the Indiana Pacers, Brunson has mulled over whether he should wait until free agency for the bigger contract or take the money now. If Brunson were to take it, cementing a deal that would …
So, what exactly constitutes tampering these days? And how will the league’s actions on that front in the coming weeks and months change free agency in the future? The first is the most salacious variety that everyone thinks of when the word “tampering” comes up: A team blatantly contacting another team’s player about future employment, whether directly or via intermediaries, …
