Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com. MacMahon notes that the Mavs guard initially planned to return this season and have the procedure over the summer, but the NBA's suspension may have altered those plans.
Brunson initially suffered the shoulder injury during his team's loss to the Atlanta Hawks back on Feb. 22 and has been sidelined ever since.
In the 57 games Brunson played this season, he averaged 8.2 points, 3.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds over 17.9 minutes per game while shooting 46.6 percent from the floor, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and 81.3 percent from the free-throw line.
The 23-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at Villanova, was originally selected by the Mavericks in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft.
He appeared in 73 contests and made 38 starts during his rookie rookie campaign, registering 9.3 points, 3.2 assists and 2.3 boards across 21.8 minutes a night while making 46.7 percent of his field goal attempts, 34.8 percent of his long-distance tries and 72.5 percent of his foul shots.
The Mavs have been one of the league's most pleasant surprises this season, thanks to a dynamite sophomore year from Luka Doncic and some recent fantastic play from Kristaps Porzingis.
At the moment, Dallas is 40-27 and sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. Of course, we don't know for sure when play will resume. If and when it does, the Mavs appear to be on track to make their first playoff appearance in four years, which would end their longest postseason drought since 2000.
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