The “Brunson discount,” was originally how the Spurs kept their dynasty with Duncan taking less money than he was worth, and odds are Wemby takes that discount on the contract after the extension he’s about to sign for the Max.
We won’t ever see a Brunson type discount again. For one, that front office took that cap space and actually built a champion which 95% of front offices are incapable of. And two, Brunson knew he would definitely getting that money back due to all the family ties he has in that organization. Father on coaching staff. Leon Rose is his godfather. Ewing is basically his uncle.
And the fact that he delivered on a ring? That man could regress to Wayne Ellington by the time he’s up for his new deal and he’s still getting that $113M