ESPN他新的文章一段话提到的
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Dallas could have signed Brunson to a four-year extension for as much as
$55.5 million before the season, but the Mavs didn't offer it then nor did
they engage in negotiations with Brunson's representatives. He was coming off
a disappointing first playoff series of his career, as former Mavs coach Rick
Carlisle drastically cut Brunson's minutes in the final few games of the
seven-game exit against the LA Clippers.
小牛可以在赛季开始前给Brunson 4年55.5M的合约(这是他们当时能开的最大数字)，但
小牛并没有开，在他刚结束了让人失望的季后赛初体验，前小牛教练 Rick Carlisle在
那个系列赛中最后几场大幅减少了他的上场时间
"It sat with me all summer," Brunson said at the start of training camp.
这感觉整个夏天都跟着我 Brunson在训练营时说到
Nor were the Mavs willing to make that commitment midseason, when Brunson had
transitioned from sixth man to starter and was thriving. An extension would
have handcuffed the Mavs from including Brunson if a trade for a star
materialized. Dallas offered the extension immediately after the Feb. 10
trade deadline, when Mavs forward Dorian Finney-Smith signed an identical
deal.
小牛也不愿意在季中做出这样的保证，当Brunson已经从第6人打到先发并且越来越好
，一个延长续约会让小牛无法把Brunson放入，假设要交易明星球员的包裹中，
而在2/10交易大限后，小牛马上给出了Brunson延长续约，DFS在当时就达成了协议
"I told him once the season is started, that's it," Rick Brunson says. "I
told the Mavericks, 'Once the season is started, there's no contract talk,'
and I went back against my word. In January, I thought he did enough where he
deserved [the extension]. I said, 'Hey, take the money, man.' He wants
security. He wants to live here. And they declined.
"He didn't turn s