Throughout the 2021-22 NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks had been seeking to take the subsequent step with a group that was rebuilding round rising celebrity Luka Doncic.
The Mavs lacked offensive firepower aside from him however that season noticed a younger participant emerge in guard Jalen Brunson, who averaged 16.3 factors per sport within the common season and 21.6 factors per sport within the playoffs.
Sadly for Dallas, Brunson signed with the New York Knicks in the summertime of 2022 and has since gone from a budding standout to a full-fledged celebrity.
Mavericks co-owner Mark Cuban just lately revealed to Brunson the scouting report the group had him when it drafted the guard out of Villanova in 2018.
“Slightly bit chubby, not fairly as quick, not tremendous athletic, however he’s a winner,” Cuban mentioned, by way of Roommates Present.
Mark Cuban on Jalen Brunson’s scouting report:
“Slightly bit chubby, not fairly as quick, not tremendous athletic, however he’s a winner.” 💀
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One can solely think about what might’ve been had Brunson remained in Dallas.
Throughout the 2022-23 season, his first in New York, Brunson zoomed to 24.0 factors and 6.2 assists per sport whereas main his new group to its first playoff collection victory in 10 years.
This previous season, he upped his scoring to twenty-eight.7 factors per sport and scored at the very least 40 factors in 5 of his 13 playoff contests as he took the Knicks to Sport 7 of the second spherical.
Now, New York is a reliable championship contender with Brunson and his former Villanova teammates Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and new acquisition Mikal Bridges.
After all, the Mavericks are coming off a visit to the 2024 NBA Finals, partially as a result of in February 2023 they recovered from Brunson’s departure by buying Kyrie Irving, arguably a superior participant.
Together with Donic and Irving, Dallas now additionally has four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson after buying the previous Golden State Warriors star this offseason.
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