But according to ESPN basketball expert and Mavericks reporter Tim MacMahon, Brunson was close to playing across the East River.
During the summer of 2022 when Brunson became a free agent, his intentions were clear to sign with his father's former club in the Knicks.
Before he became a free agent, the Mavericks failed to lock down Brunson on a four-year, $55 million extension during his final season there.
Speaking on the Knicks Film School Podcast, MacMahon indicates that there was a 'strong likelihood' that Brunson is part of a Kyrie Irving trade with Brooklyn if an extension is signed in Dallas.
"If (Jalen) Brunson signs that extension w/ Dallas, I think there is a high likelihood that he would be with the Brooklyn Nets right now"@espn_macmahon & @JCMacriNBA explore the alternate universe where the Knicks captain extends in Dallas & ends up in Brooklyn for Kyrie👀
— Knicks Film School (@KnickFilmSkool) August 16, 2024
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We'll never know what the pairing of Brunson and Kevin Durant would look like, but things would have likely ended better than they did with the Nets the last two seasons.
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