Kristaps Porzingis' brother and agent, Janis Porzingis, provided the New York Knicks with a list of four teams he and Kristaps had deemed acceptable trade destinations, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times.

The Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers were on that list, but the Dallas Mavericks weren't. New York ended up sending Porzingis to the Mavs for DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., a 2021 first-round pick and a 2023 first-round pick.

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A person with knowledge of the meeting, however, said it was requested by the Porzingis brothers — after they had canceled a similar meeting earlier in January — and that it lasted less than five minutes. Later in the day, according to the person, Janis Porzingis provided the Knicks with a list of four teams he and Kristaps had deemed acceptable trade destinations.

The Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers were among those teams, but Dallas was not on the list.

Kristaps Porzingis is set to become a restricted free agent this summer. There have been reports that Porzingis may sign his $4.5 million qualifying offer in order to become an unrestricted free agent in 2020, but the Mavs are confident about signing him to a long-term deal.

Porzingis told reporters on Monday at his introductory press conference in Dallas that he won't be playing this season. The 7-footer is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered last season.