The Mavs are listing power forward Kristaps Porzingis as questionable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.
Porzingis still has right knee soreness:
4:30 p.m. injury report lists @kporzee as questionable for tomorrow's game against Portland. Not a surprise.
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) January 16, 2020
Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL during the 2017-18 season with the New York Knicks. The Mavs are just being cautious with Porzingis moving forward since he’s one of their franchise cornerstones along with superstar Luka Doncic.
In 31 games this season for the Mavs, Porzingis is averaging 17.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He’s shooting 40.3 percent from the field, 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free-throw line.
The Mavs gave Porzingis a five-year, $158.3 million deal this past summer. KP and Doncic are the new faces of the Dallas franchise in the post-Dirk Nowitzki era.
In early 2019, the Mavs inquired about Porzingis’ availability since they were eager to get another star alongside Doncic. A deal was finally able to get done with the Knicks on Jan. 31, 2019. When he requested a trade from the Knicks last season, Porzingis had no idea Dallas was in the mix to acquire him, as the Mavs weren’t one of his preferred destinations at the time.
However, Porzingis is enjoying Dallas so far. Now, he just has to get healthy for the long run.
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