Jalen Brunson Details Trying To Sign Extension With Mavericks Two Separate Times - RealGM Wiretap
Jalen Brunson talked on the All The Smoke podcast about his efforts to sign a contract extension with the Dallas Mavericks multiple times before and even during the 21-22 season.
"There was a chance," said Brunson on staying with the Mavericks."I really did want to stay in Dallas. I think before the season, before my fourth season in Dallas, last season in Dallas, we tried to extend our contract. Whatever we can get... the most we could get was like four years and $55 million. Obviously, we wanted to do that and I wanted to stay there. I thought I'd be there for a long time and I liked my role there.
"So there's a period where Luka went out and I started to start. I was playing really well. I think I was averaging like 20 and 6 maybe. It was about that 20 to 25 mark. And so we went back, like 'If the deal is there, we're thinking about it, like, I'll do it like right now.'"The trade deadline comes, I'm like thinking if I'm not getting extended, I'm probably going to get traded...
"The deal came on the table after the trade deadline. I was like 'No, I think I've outgrown that now. Personally, that what I thought. 'I think I've outgrown that.'""So we lose in the Western Conference Finals, I remember seeing something on Twitter after the game and it was like Mark saying 'Hey, we can pay him the most money.'"I'm thinking, like, I'm okay. I just.. After that, it was crickets.
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