2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

https://twitter.com/dfwticket/status/149...59847?s=20&t=dvbS9EJpT1jZn0mEecRoYA

Really good listen here of Nico answering a bunch of questions.

• -Said he identified a bunch of trades for KP that they'd like but "if the other team isn't interested then there's no trade there." Takes two to tango essentially.
  
• -Said it took a long time to identify what this team needed. They wanted to know by Christmas, but injuries and COVID prolonged that timeline. 
  
• -Said the biggest need was depth on the bench, especially after Timmy went down. 
  
• -Said it took a good long time to identify what other teams wanted. Tried to identify trade partners as soon as they could. 
  
• -Said that "We weren't shopping KP. And we didn't throw out his name first" *(sounds like posturing to me to be honest as this contradicts a lot of reports by Stein, McMahon, etc.)
  
• -Said that WAS was interested in KP and that talks started a week before TDL day. It wasn't until actual TDL day that they came to accept WAS trade package (probably due to lack of other offers).
  
• -Said that there were exploratory convos with other teams around KP, but since they didn't actively shop him they didn't really have many convos with many teams other than WAS and TOR. 
  
• -Said they have scouts that know about other team's locker rooms and actively keep tabs on them. They know "a little bit why other team's locker rooms are in shambles." But every locker room is different. 
  
• -Said that Kidd's scheme is all about team defense and getting guys to buy in, so it was easier to trade KP despite him having a defensive resurgence. 
  
• -Said that we didn't trade KP because of his poor health, but because they wanted depth and flexibility. But availability is important. Really underscores depth.
  
• -Said he called KP, and it was tough. KP was really gracious in taking the news. And that everyone left on good terms. Called KP easy to like and had great work ethic.
  
• -Said that DFS is an amazing person. DFS earned everything
  
• -Said that getting Dragic would be really hard. "We have a full roster. For us to get another player we'd have to release one of the guys we already got"
  

Seriously don't get that logic. If the question is between Frank vs. Dragic in the playoffs, I'd pick Dragic every time.