Well, we now know what happened. Apparently the team had a deal in place to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Golden State Warriors and held him out of the game. For some reason, the trade didn’t happen and was leaked to the news, and now Kristaps Porzingis is unfollowing the Mavs on social media.

Here is what we know:

In fact, Dallas has quietly gauged the trade market for Porzingis, according to league sources, as the Mavericks have begun reevaluating whether the 25-year-old center can truly support Doncic as the second option on a contender. “They’ve kicked the tires on everybody on their roster that’s not named Luka,” one person with knowledge of Dallas’ thinking said. “You know [president of basketball operations] Donnie [Nelson]; they’re always tinkering.”

“They’ve definitely sniffed around on him,” an assistant general manager told B/R. “They’re taking the temperature because they know at some point it’s gonna come around.”

Kristaps Porzingis unfollowed the Mavs on Instagram pic.twitter.com/riyTMQgAa5

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Knicks fans are mad, but I think they need to calm down. Kris Porzingis isn’t the posterboard child Emmanuel Mudiay or Justise Winsow would have been in New York, but he’s the correct basketball pick.

The key factor in this selection is that your have to remember one thing. Phil Jackson is looking for a player to build around for the next decade. He isn’t looking to complement Carmelo Anthony. Melo will be 31 this upcoming year and hasn’t shown an ability to lead any team to anything beyond leading Denver to a single Western Conference Finals apperance.

Breaking down Kris Porzingis

Let’s run down him off the court:

• He’s only 19 and has two years as a professional player under his belt
• Russia has exported recent useful players much as AK47, Sved, and others
• Everything you read about Kris Porzingis show’s extreme self awareness
• Knows NBA players will test him as a “soft Euro” and is already preparing his body
• Has played with NBA coaches in ACB and is up to date on NBA game

Let’s run down what I like about him on the court:

• 7’2 IN SHOES, and may get taller (just pause and think about it)
• Already has NBA range including the three point
• Willing defender and if nothing more another big body at 7’2
• Played professional ball in the ACB, which is arguably tougher competition than last season’s NCAA

Knicks fans need to calm down. Kris Porzingis is probably going to be the pick that turns this franchise around. I think I remember the Mavericks drafting this German guy named Dirk Nowitzki and that worked out. The Seattle Sonics drafted this 6’9/6’10 kid named Kevin Durant who couldn’t bench 180, and that worked out. Kris has more Dirk/KD in his game than the Knicks fanbase even realizes. Scouts have called him the best player in this draft.

Maybe the question isn’t why Kris Porzingis was drafted, but what can you get in a trade for Carmelo Anthony?

“WTF IS PHIL DOING DUNN!!!!!!”

That’s of course, if dunn is still the slang in NY. I wouldn’t know. Either way Knicks fans, chill out. Its too hot outside to get this worked up over a guy who just might save your franchise from the disaster that is the Carmelo Anthony and the Knickettes era.

Check out the video below from a Instagrammer who lost his damn mind over Kris Porzingis:

The Knicks Pissed Everybody Off With That 4th Pick Especially This Guy. He Said Who The Fuck Is This

A video posted by Charlie Clips (Official Page) (@therealcharlieclips) on Jun 25, 2015 at 9:29pm PDT

Kristaps Porzingis is thought of as the next Andrei Kirilenko with Dirk’s shooting ability. The guy looks the part and knocks em down when open, just hope he can adjust to the NBA game and get his own shot.

A scouting buddy of mine told me this would have been the #1 overall player if he played college so take that with a grain of salt.

16 Europeans have been drafted in the lottery since Dirk, and ZERO have become All Stars. Phil better be right.

I’ve even read more than one Kevin Durant comparison published recently. While most of us haven’t had the pleasure to see Kristaps Porzingis, some scouts are telling me personally that the comparisons are real.

Over at ESPN a piece was published signing the praises of Porzingis which noted:

He’s a 19-year-old Latvian who is 7 feet tall and projects as a stretch 4. He has 3-point range, the size and skills to score inside, and the athleticism to get up and down the floor. He’s too raw to contribute right away, but plenty of scouts consider him the one player in the draft with a higher ceiling than Towns.

If that wasn’t enough to convert you, I’ve even had a scout privately contact me and tell me that this kid is the real deal.

Here is a snippet of our conversation:

Kristaps Porzingis the real deal man..will def go top 5..& if played college ball..could have even gone No.1 overall possibly…

This guy knows his stuff, and I take his word as gold. I’ve heard that the Knicks are serious players at #4 and now I wouldn’t be surprised if someone pulled the trigger at #2 overall if they can wrangle that pick from LA (Sacramento?)