According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the Mavericks attempted to trade Jalen Brunson, the No. 18 pick, and the No. 31 pick to the Sacramento Kings in a bold attempt to draft Tyrese Haliburton. They were all-in on pairing Haliburton with Luka Doncic, a potential backcourt duo that could have dominated the league for the next decade.

Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers, is having a moment. While the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the NBA this year, and their star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

Haliburton is no one’s idea of an N.B.A. superstar. He sometimes disappears in big games. And yet, in the most high-pressure moments, he becomes a supernova. He is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as in Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls.