Live Bar, June 29 News famous Stein news, Bruce Brown’s salary requirement for the new contract exceeds the middle-class contract, and the Lakers have little chance to sign him.
Bruce Brown previously refused to execute the $6.8 million player option and became a free agent. The Lakers are interested in the Nuggets champion. They can provide Brown with a full middle-class exception (about $12.3 million a year), while the Nuggets can only give him a starting salary of $7.8 million at most.
However, Stein pointed out that some teams thought Bruce Brown would ask for a contract whose salary was higher than that of the middle class, which excluded the Lakers.
Bruce Brown played 80 games in the regular season, with an average contribution of 11.5 points 4.1 rebounds 3.4 assists 1.1 steals; 20 playoff games, with an average of 12 points 4 rebounds 1.9 assists 1.1 steals, help Nuggets win the first championship young pioneer team history.
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