{"id":32312,"date":"2026-06-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/haralabos-voulgaris-reveals-shocking-run-in-with-jalen-brunsons-dad\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:00:00","slug":"haralabos-voulgaris-reveals-shocking-run-in-with-jalen-brunsons-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/haralabos-voulgaris-reveals-shocking-run-in-with-jalen-brunsons-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Haralabos Voulgaris reveals shocking run-in with Jalen Brunson&#8217;s dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former Mavericks executive has faced heat for how he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/03\/sports\/jalen-brunsons-heroics-carry-knicks-to-game-1-win-over-spurs-in-nba-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">felt about Jalen Brunson<\/a> during his time in Dallas. And he even got a dirty look from the Knicks star\u2019s dad.<\/p>\n<p>Haralabos Voulgaris, who worked with the Mavericks until May 2021, is getting pushback for wanting to trade Brunson in 2020 and is even getting accused of being the reason the team didn\u2019t re-sign him in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Voulgaris, formerly the director of quantitative research and development for the Mavericks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/haralabob\/status\/2062590136789950656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a thread Thursday on X<\/a> that during the 2020 NBA Draft, he thought Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was the best player in the class and that he was trying to trade for him. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jalen Brunson drives to the basket during the Knicks\u2019 June 3 win against the Spurs. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that Brunson was one of the Mavericks\u2019 assets who had league-wide value and was in favor of moving him if they could have acquired Haliburton.<\/p>\n<p>Voulgaris said that he and many others never thought Brunson would blossom into the player he is in 2026, which is why he considered trading him.<\/p>\n<p>Although Voulgaris left the team after the 2021 season and wasn\u2019t part of the front office\u2019s decision to let Brunson walk in free agency to the Knicks, he said he still gets blamed for the call.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>And when Voulgaris attended a Knicks-Lakers game a few years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/04\/sports\/shut-the-hell-up-rick-brunsons-message-to-the-knicks-in-game-1-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said Rick Brunson<\/a> gave him the stink eye for most of the contest. Voulgaris added that Brunson\u2019s dad was gesturing at him awkwardly throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game, Rick Brunson even came up to Voulgaris and started talking to him in what the executive said was an overly aggressive tone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Haralabos Voulgaris, President CD Castellon looks on prior to the Copa del Rey Round of 32 match between CD Castellon and CA Osasuna at Nou Castalia on January 7, 2024 in Castellon de la Plana, Spain.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe told me the reason he had a problem with me was that he was looking out for his kid, and that he was upset because he thought I had tried to cost his son some money,\u201d Voulgaris added.<\/p>\n<p>Voulgaris said he and Rick Brunson, a Knicks assistant coach, ended the game on good terms, giving each other a hug and shaking hands.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the Mavericks in 2022, Jalen Brunson has evolved into an All-NBA point guard, spearheading the Knicks\u2019 turnaround from an 11th seed four years ago to an NBA Finals contender.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Assistant coach Rick Brunson and Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks talk after the game against the Philadelphia 76ers during Round 2, Game 2 on May 6, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jalen Brunson has averaged over 24 points per game in each year as a Knick, guiding them to the playoffs for four straight years. <\/p>\n<p>After scoring 30 points in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night against the Spurs, he\u2019ll look to extend the Knicks advantage Friday night at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Mavericks executive has faced heat for how he felt about Jalen Brunson during his time in Dallas. 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