He was always in Luka Donu010diu0107’s shadow. Jalen Brunson and Luka Donu010diu0107 were drafted together in 2018 and started their NBA journey next to each other in Dallas. Luka was always the big one, the star, the future of the franchise and Brunson was the smaller sidekick, both in stature and in talent.
4 years ago today, the Mavs acquired Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson on draft night #MFFL pic.twitter.com/FtnBfoZHSw
— SportsDay Mavs (@dmn_mavericks) June 22, 2022
Together they learned how to play in the NBA, the ins and outs of it all and they grew up together, guards of the Mavericks, the dynamic duo of Dallas.