 How do we know he would still be worth a max in a year from now, right? Like, that sounds a little ridiculous. Like, is Jalen Brunson, he's one of the 10 best players in the NBA. Of course he's going to be worth a max a year from now. What I always point to is in 2017, Isaiah Thomas finished fifth in MVP. In 2018, he signed for the minimum. All it takes is one injury. All it takes is one change of circumstance or one change in market conditions, something you can't control.