The New York Knicks are working into developing a better relationship with Janis Porzingis, brother and agent of star forward Kristaps Porzingis. General manager Scott Perry believes fostering this improvement is a key priority, as the 6-foot-7 Janis; a former professional basketball player in Europe, made some comments earlier this month that were perceived as potential red flags for the future of the unicorn in a Knicks uniform.

“We are more focused on some other values [than money] and not just to quickly sign a new contract so we can collect the money,” said Janis, via Marc Berman of The New York Post. “That’s definitely not our goal, so we won’t be feverishly counting minutes or counting points. You can’t escape the reality and the Knicks must also see that.”

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Kristaps Porzingis has started to bloom into the all-around superstar the Knicks had expected him to be after he was drafted with the N0. 4 overall pick in 2015, putting up an NBA third-best 28.9 points per game through the early stretch of the season.

Janis was also the one justifying his brother's skip on exit meetings as a power move for leverage and to express his discontent with the way the franchise was being run.