Discussion What could have been in Dallas…😳 ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN Published 14 hours ago on June 5, 2026 By BASKETBALL 23 ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN Related Topics:discussionespnfirst take 21 Comments @acmhenrique June 5, 2026 at 12:29 pm And they still could have cooper AND luka and brunson, since they drafted cooper with their own pick Reply @evanarmstrong6717 June 5, 2026 at 12:36 pm Not necessarily if they had luka and Brunson still their record would likely be too good to be in the lottery Reply @user-ii4nw3qq2l June 5, 2026 at 12:37 pm @evanarmstrong6717 he doesn’t know how this works Reply @correcttheculture1829 June 5, 2026 at 12:38 pm If they had Luka and Brunson, they would not have gotten Cooper Reply @hectorjohnson8123 June 5, 2026 at 12:46 pm NBA draft selection is rigged itself Reply @bkballa989 June 5, 2026 at 12:52 pm The reason they have Cooper is because they gave the Lakers Luka. That was a deal with the NBA. Don’t be naive. Reply @rayray_logical566 June 5, 2026 at 12:29 pm Go spurs go Reply @bo0gi3 June 5, 2026 at 1:02 pm Nico/Mark are idiots Reply @Deerjason June 5, 2026 at 1:04 pm Mark Cuban is not to blame for the Luka trade but Brunson, yes definitely Reply @MePersonally499 June 5, 2026 at 1:12 pm Mark wasn’t there he had already sold Reply @bo0gi3 June 5, 2026 at 1:19 pm @MePersonally499 Mark was running things when they decided not to offer Jalen Brunson Reply @bo0gi3 June 5, 2026 at 1:19 pm @Deerjason yea I was talking about Brunson when I said Mark Reply @msb1704 June 5, 2026 at 1:55 pm @bo0gi3definitely a good clarification Reply @eliafuimaono June 5, 2026 at 1:16 pm Dallas Fort Worth, how you let Houston best you in football and San Antonio best you in basketball 😂😂 too much country club, not enough country Reply @adriangonz899 June 5, 2026 at 1:16 pm Miss Luka and Brunson as a Mavs fan, but if we would’ve kept both, Brunson doesn’t become the player he is today. Reply @Horndogthehorneddog June 5, 2026 at 1:22 pm No one knows what would’ve happened. Reply @Bringthapain June 5, 2026 at 2:13 pm He had already shown it with the Mavs! What are you talking about??? 😂 Reply @TheUndefeatedOfTheEast June 5, 2026 at 2:36 pm @Bringthapainthat’s what you call cope and just trying to make sense of the debacle over the last 5 years for this franchise. Reply @Zrytokol41 June 5, 2026 at 6:08 pm Lol what, brunson was balling Reply @MickSwagger4k June 5, 2026 at 4:04 pm The mavs and clippers single handedly destroyed their own franchises Reply @SopranosFan57 June 5, 2026 at 6:34 pm The media was clowning Brunson when he went to the Knicks now they’re acting like they knew he’d be great Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting… Most Popular Discussion2 months ago Brian Windhorst’s TIRED of coaches complaining about officiating when playing OKC 👀 | First Take NBA2 months ago Giannis made sure to get his brother the game ball 👏 Discussion2 months ago Wemby is Defensive Player of the Year, there’s nothing to think about! 💥 – Stephen A. | First Take NBA News2 months ago NBA Power Rankings: The Thunder reign while East teams rise NBA News2 months ago Fast break: Who was the pick up of the year in 2026? NBA News2 months ago J. Cole breaks down why LeBron James was carrying his latest 'The Fall-Off' vinyl
@acmhenrique
June 5, 2026 at 12:29 pm
And they still could have cooper AND luka and brunson, since they drafted cooper with their own pick
@evanarmstrong6717
June 5, 2026 at 12:36 pm
Not necessarily if they had luka and Brunson still their record would likely be too good to be in the lottery
@user-ii4nw3qq2l
June 5, 2026 at 12:37 pm
@evanarmstrong6717 he doesn’t know how this works
@correcttheculture1829
June 5, 2026 at 12:38 pm
If they had Luka and Brunson, they would not have gotten Cooper
@hectorjohnson8123
June 5, 2026 at 12:46 pm
NBA draft selection is rigged itself
@bkballa989
June 5, 2026 at 12:52 pm
The reason they have Cooper is because they gave the Lakers Luka. That was a deal with the NBA. Don’t be naive.
@rayray_logical566
June 5, 2026 at 12:29 pm
Go spurs go
@bo0gi3
June 5, 2026 at 1:02 pm
Nico/Mark are idiots
@Deerjason
June 5, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Mark Cuban is not to blame for the Luka trade but Brunson, yes definitely
@MePersonally499
June 5, 2026 at 1:12 pm
Mark wasn’t there he had already sold
@bo0gi3
June 5, 2026 at 1:19 pm
@MePersonally499 Mark was running things when they decided not to offer Jalen Brunson
@bo0gi3
June 5, 2026 at 1:19 pm
@Deerjason yea I was talking about Brunson when I said Mark
@msb1704
June 5, 2026 at 1:55 pm
@bo0gi3definitely a good clarification
@eliafuimaono
June 5, 2026 at 1:16 pm
Dallas Fort Worth, how you let Houston best you in football and San Antonio best you in basketball 😂😂 too much country club, not enough country
@adriangonz899
June 5, 2026 at 1:16 pm
Miss Luka and Brunson as a Mavs fan, but if we would’ve kept both, Brunson doesn’t become the player he is today.
@Horndogthehorneddog
June 5, 2026 at 1:22 pm
No one knows what would’ve happened.
@Bringthapain
June 5, 2026 at 2:13 pm
He had already shown it with the Mavs! What are you talking about??? 😂
@TheUndefeatedOfTheEast
June 5, 2026 at 2:36 pm
@Bringthapainthat’s what you call cope and just trying to make sense of the debacle over the last 5 years for this franchise.
@Zrytokol41
June 5, 2026 at 6:08 pm
Lol what, brunson was balling
@MickSwagger4k
June 5, 2026 at 4:04 pm
The mavs and clippers single handedly destroyed their own franchises
@SopranosFan57
June 5, 2026 at 6:34 pm
The media was clowning Brunson when he went to the Knicks now they’re acting like they knew he’d be great