The Dallas Mavericks tried to trade up in the 2020 NBA draft in order to select Tyrese Haliburton, sources tell Tim MacMahon of ESPN.

Dallas offered Jalen Brunson and the 18th and 31st picks, but couldn't find a taker before the Sacramento Kings sued the No. 12 selection on Haliburton.

Haliburton has become one of the NBA's better young guards and is now playing for former Dallas coach Rick Carlisle. 

The New York Knicks, who have been connected to Brunson, stayed put at No. 8 and selected Obi Toppin.

Jalen Brunson is on an expiring $1.8 million deal and will be a free agent this offseason immediately after a breakthrough performance in the playoffs.

Brunson, however, insists he's not thinking about his next contract.

"Not at all. Not at all. I promise you," Brunson told Tim MacMahon of ESPN. "My dad, we'll joke about it, but [my family knows] that I don't want to talk about it until the season's over. That's really not going to help me right now. ... I know it's a weird situation. People don't believe that I don't talk about it, but it's not a topic of conversation until I guess we get there."

Brunson credits his father, Rick Brunson, for instill his work ethic. Rick Brunson was an NBA journeyman who insisted family vacations involve a high-rise so he could run stairs and a nearby gym where he could work out.

"The work ethic comes from him -- watching him, seeing that and then being able to work out with him summer after summer," Jalen Brunson said. "You get better and better and see results after results.

"Growing up, he always told me he had the answers to the tests. He was the study guide."

"We've got to figure out if Dallas wants him. Not words," Rick Brunson says. "Ain't no discount. So don't put it on us. Don't tell me you love me. Show me."

Sources tell ESPN that the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons are among the teams expected to pursue Brunson.

Dallas could have signed Brunson to a four-year extension for as much as $55.5 million before the season, but the Mavs didn't offer it then nor did they engage in negotiations with Brunson's representatives. 

NBA pro personnel scouts and executives polled by ESPN for this story anticipate that the floor for Brunson's next contract will be an average annual salary of $20 million.

The Mavericks could have signed Brunson to a four-year, $55 million extension before the season started, but they never offered it.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been upgraded to available for Game 4. The Mavericks currently hold a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 at the Utah Jazz.

Doncic missed the first three games of the series, after getting hurt in the Mavs season finale on April 10. Dallas lost the first game, but won Games 2 and 3 to take the 2-1 series lead.

Luka Doncic is trending towards a Game 4 return provided there are no setbacks, sources tell Marc Stein of Substack.

Doncic has missed the first three games of the Dallas Mavericks' first round series against the Utah Jazz due to a strained left calf.

Doncic suffered the injury on the final day of the regular season.

Luka Doncic missed the Game 3 of the Dallas Mavericks' first round series against the Utah Jazz due to a strained left calf.

Doncic also missed Games 1 and 2, but has increased his workout in practice in recent days.

Doncic stayed at Vivint Arena after most of his teammates left Thursday morning to go through an extensive on-court workout.

"Feeling great," Doncic told ESPN as he was leaving the arena.

The Dallas Mavericks plan to have Luka Doncic increase his practice activity during practice on Wednesday as they attempt to determine when he can return from his calf strain.

Doncic has missed the first two games of the series, which the Mavericks split with the Utah Jazz.

Doncic is on course to return at some point this series with the questing being when.

Luka Doncic could return from his calf injury as early as Game 3 or Game 4, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Doncic suffered the calf strain on April 10th during the final game of the regular season.

Doncic missed the first two games of the Dallas Mavericks' first round series against the Utah Jazz.

Luka Doncic missed Game 2 of the Dallas Mavericks' first round series against the Utah Jazz with a calf injury.

Doncic suffered the injury just eight days ago.

Doncic has resumed individual shooting and Jason Kidd said he's "definitely going in the right direction."

"As I've said from the start, he's in a great place mentally. He's been happy, he's been joking," Kidd said. "Sometimes, when you get hurt, you can get grumpy. If you're older and you get hurt, you get grumpy. But he's young. He's doing everything he can do up to this point and hopefully he can play soon, but if he can't play, we got to play without him."

The Dallas Mavericks lost Game 1 of their first round series against the Utah Jazz, but they aren't going to rush Luka Doncic back. Despite being down, Mavs coach Jason Kidd said Doncic's status is still undecided for Game 2. The Dallas star is recovering from a strained left calf.

The Mavericks offense struggled mightily against the Jazz. Dallas shot just 38.2% and scored only 93 points. That's well off their regular season marks of 46.1% and 108 points.

The Mavs host the Jazz for Game 2 on Monday, April 18. There are then two days off before Game 3 in Utah on Thursday, April 21.

The Dallas Mavericks have ruled star Luka Doncic out for Game 1 of their first round series vs the Utah Jazz. Doncic is recovering from a strained left calf suffered in the Mavs regular season finale.

Dallas coach Jason Kidd said Doncic is "day-to-day". Kidd added that Doncic is rehabbing daily and that no decisions have been made about his availability deeper into the series.