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Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki knew about the Kristaps Porzingis deal

By Kohl Rast

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 30: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks hug after the game on January 30, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 30: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks hug after the game on January 30, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Dallas Mavericks superstar, Dirk Nowitzki, joined Zach Lowe of ESPN on The Lowe Post Podcast the day after the big Kristaps Porzingis deal. Dirk released some information that surprised a lot of people early in the podcast.

It’s always a joy to hear Dirk Nowitzki on podcasts and radio shows. There are few people as fun and entertaining and refreshing as Dirk is and Zach Lowe does a nice job of asking questions and letting Dirk have time to answer on the pod. The Dallas Mavericks star had a lot to say about his career, his journey from Germany and many other fun tidbits over the past 21+ years.

And yet, none of those things compared to the most interesting thing he divulged right at the start of the podcast.

The biggest surprise from the podcast was undoubtedly when Dirk talked about how long he had known the Mavs were in trade talks with the New York Knicks about Kristaps Porzingis. It was a shock to those who listened to it who may not be familiar with the fact that many deals are talked about for days on end before released to the public. Here is what Dirk said.

“I’ve only been made aware of it a few days before that and, honestly, there’s always around this time a thousand rumors. So, honestly, I wasn’t really worried about it, I thought there was no way in heck that this was going to happen, and I guess talks were heating up a little bit earlier in that afternoon and I was like, ‘There’s still no way’, so I took my nap.”

This is very interesting news as the fans that don’t have the news from behind the door thought that this trade happened in a matter of about two hours. In reality, the Mavs were in Porzingis trade talks days before the unicorn announced that he wanted out of New York. The timeline may never make total sense, but Dirk made it clear that this was known before the general public had any idea what was going on.

Next. Dallas Mavericks: Grading the Kristaps Porzingis trade

This trade is going to change this Mavericks team in a huge way and everyone should be excited about Porzingis in a Mavs jersey. His future with this team, although still a little bit unclear, brings a star big man to pair with our star guard, Luka Doncic. It is going to be fun.

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