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I still think it’s nuts that Brunson didn’t go in the 1st round. Like he was legit the best college player of the 2010s yet somehow no one wanted to pick him?
Mavs drafting Luka and Brunson the same year might be one of the best draft’s by a team in history
Funny enough, the best draft night by a team ever is also the Mavs. Walked away with Dirk and Nash in the '98 draft.
The mavs really do not learn anything from the past. And nash walked away from them before his peak (just like brunson), and brunson's fav player was nash (wears the same no.)
Scouts are terrified of taking older players in the lottery. Jalen was a third year guy and small and people didn’t trust his game would translate or that he would be able to elevate further considering his extended time in college.
Teams seem to be coming around on that though and are more willing to take multi-year college prospects in the first round than they used to be.