Jalen Brunson is currently the savior of the New York Knicks.
But according to ESPN basketball expert and Mavericks reporter Tim MacMahon, Brunson was on the verge of playing on the other side of the East River.
In the summer of 2022, when Brunson became a free agent, his intentions were clear: to sign with his father’s former team, the Knicks.
Before he became a free agent, the Mavericks failed to lock Brunson down to a four-year, $55 million extension during his final season there. Speaking on the Knicks Film School Podcast, MacMahon indicates there was a “strong likelihood” Brunson would be part of a Kyrie Irving trade to Brooklyn if an extension was signed in Dallas.