Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic are two of the most effective guards within the NBA.
They spent the primary 4 years of their NBA profession as a teammates on the Dallas Mavericks.
Brunson (who’s now with the New York Knicks) not too long ago reacted to the commerce that has subsequently despatched to the Los Angeles Lakers.
BRUSON (by way of the roommates present): “It’s a abilities of the best way all of it occurred. I by no means thought that Luka can be exchanged with out him asking one. Like Mavs followers, they’ve invested their hearts and their soul in Luka from the primary day.
In the course of the 2022 season, Doncic and Brunson helped lead the Mavs to the Western Convention last.
That summer time, Brunson signed with the Knicks.
Even after shedding Brunson, Doncic and the MAVs have been in a position to construct a competitor (with Kyrie Irving) who reached the NBA 2024 last.
At simply 25 years outdated, Donic needed to spend most (or all) from his profession with Dallas.
It has a median of 27.0 factors, 8.0 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.9 interceptions per competitors whereas pulling 46.0% within the discipline and 34.8% of the three -point vary in 24 matches.
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– Luka Doncic (@ luka7doncic) February 11, 2025
As for Brunson, he grew to become a restrict famous person within the earlier two years in New York.
The All-Star entered the break with averages of 26.1 factors, 2.8 rebounds and seven.5 assists per competitors whereas pulling 49.2% within the discipline and 39.7% of the vary to Three factors in 53 video games.