The 2019 NBA Draft is just days away, and the Dallas Mavericks will choose the 37th pick in the second round, having traded their first round selection to the Atlanta Hawks in last year’s ballsy gambit to steal away Luka Doncic.
Despite all the attention Luka (deservedly) has received, some are quick point out that the Mavericks may have struck gold again in last year’s second round, when they landed Naismith Award Winner and two-time college champion Jalen Brunson with the 33rd pick. After the team’s roster was thinned out by the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Brunson took a larger role in the rotation and ran with it, performing quite well down the stretch.