Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, November 9 · 1 d ago

Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson Named NBA’s Players Of The Week

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, while Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has won the award in the East, the NBA announced Monday (via Twitter). Doncic and Brunson, who were teammates together in Dallas for four years (2018-22) to open their careers before Brunson signed with New York […]

Confidence

52%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−1	1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Jalen Brunson

Knicks · G · 26.0 pts · 3.3 reb · 6.8 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $37.74M · next season $40.54M

Los Angeles Lakers

$201.3M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet

New York Knicks

$220.4M · above the first apron · 14 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →

Jalen Brunson → Lakers

Send out at least $29.99M

The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $37.74M they need to send out $29.99M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

Trade Radar · what it would change

If Jalen Brunson moved

Knicks$220.4M payroll · above the first apron

The Shift1 outWho plays Hart's minutesWithout Hart: the rotation that's left On / offBrunsonThe Knicks with and without himNet rating from every substitution Trade MachineBuild itMake the salaries matchCBA rules and aprons included Cap sheet$220.4MKnicks payroll and apron roomEvery contract and option

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