"I think Jalen had a loyalty to the Mavs because …

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By that point, Rose had represented both Brunsons as an agent. When Leon left for the Knicks, son Sam Rose joined Jalen Brunson's representation team. In 2022, less than a month before Jalen Brunson was set to hit free agency, Leon Rose hired Rick Brunson as an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau's staff. "I think Jalen had a loyalty to the Mavs because they'd drafted him, but the Knicks were his actual family," said a Mavericks source. "I don't think we fully grasped that."

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