Knicks star Jalen Brunson accepts 'unprecedented' team-friendly deal that cost him over $100 million: report

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Jalen Brunson: team guy.

The New York Knicks superstar guard is eligible to sign a deal worth $269 million next year -—but he's putting winning above all.

After cementing himself as likely the Knicks' most beloved player since the 1990s, Brunson has decided to sign a year earlier, forfeiting loads of money.

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Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks prepares for the opening tipoff against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 30. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Brunson and the Knicks have reportedly agreed to a four-year extension worth $156.5 million, saving the team, and costing him, well over $100 million in the process in what ESPN called an "unprecedented financial concession."

Of course, there is risk involved, but if Brunson, just 27, continues to play at his current level, he's going to earn that deal, and Knicks fans would revolt if the team ever dared not to keep him around.

According to ESPN, citing Brunson's agent Sam Rose, Brunson is forfeiting $37.1 million over the next three years (the extension will kick in beginning with the 2025-26 season).

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson reacts after shooting a three-point basket during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden in New York on Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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ESPN highilghted that Brunson took note of other sports superstars like former NFL great Tom Brady, current Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter — players who risked their own