Jalen Brunson's Finals MVP run started two years ago with team-friendly contract, ended with 45 points, ring

Jalen Brunson's run to becoming Finals MVP didn't start when he dropped 45 points in a deciding Game 5 in San Antonio on Saturday night.
It didn't even start when he scored 30 in Game 1 of the Finals, leading the Knicks to a come-from-behind win that set the tone for the series.Brunson's run to becoming a unanimous NBA Finals MVP started two summers ago, when he chose to leave $112.5 million on the table and signed a sweetheart extension to stay in New York (if he had waited one more summer, he