Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked to reporters Wednesday night, where he dove into a number of conversations including the evergreen discussion on Jalen Brunson. In doing so, Cuban revealed that the contract discussions soured “when the parents got involved”. He also stated that Dallas never had an opportunity to sign Brunson to a four-year extension in January and that his camp demanded $18-23 million around the trade deadline last spring if Dallas wanted to keep him. In the same vein, he admitted Dallas’ regression this year was on him and that he “blew it”, citing the game changing in “ways [he] didn’t expect it to change”.
Mark Cuban takes blame for poor roster construction, but says Brunson’s departure was due to his parents
