The Mavs are listing power forward Kristaps Porzingis as questionable for Thursday's game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Porzingis is dealing with right knee soreness. He didn't play on Tuesday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder:
Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis (right knee soreness) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Nets. Shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (hamstring) will miss his second consecutive game.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 1, 2020
Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL during the 2017-18 season with the New York Knicks. The Mavs will clearly be cautious with Porzingis moving forward, though, since he's one of their franchise cornerstones.
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, after losing to the Thunder, are 21-12 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Western Conference standings.
The Mavs gave Porzingis a five-year, $158.3 million deal this past summer. KP and Luka Doncic are the new faces of the Dallas franchise in the post-Dirk Nowitzki era.
The Mavs inquired about Porzingis’ availability since they were eager to get another star alongside Doncic and were able to get a deal done with the Knicks to acquire KP on January 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, KP is enjoying Dallas so far. Now, he just has to get healthy for the long-run.
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