Tokyo, Japan -- The Dahlia Mavericks have moved on from Rob Craverio, Mark Po Sum, and Stan Roncevic as they look to rebuild after years of being a perennial playoff contender.
"We want to thank Rob, Mark, and Stan for all the contributions they made to the team," GM Nicolo Maro said. "the transfer gave them the opportunity to help new, playoff pursuing teams with their experience."
The Mavs were hopeful to start the season with the all-world backcourt of Po Sum and Roncevic but it didn't translate to the court. The team missed multiple scrimmages and even defaulted a league game due to scheduling conflict.
"We just didn't have it this year, we thought we were solid with all our young cores but the timeline of the team didn't mesh well."
First to go was Rob, the first franchise player. He spent 18 seasons with the team averaging 11.7PPG, 11.2RPG and 1.5BPG in 360 games. "We discussed it internally whether he'll retire with our franchise until he couldn't play anymore but ...