Kristaps Porzingis has been slowly recovering from a brutal ACL tear that ended his season, but he'll soon have to make choices tougher than his very own rehabilitation and recovery.

The 7-foot-3 forward will be eligible for a max contract extension that can pay him up to $157 million for a five-year period, but the New York Knicks could possibly have some reservations.

“I haven't been really thinking about that as much. It's something that, it's their job, and it's in their hands, and we'll see what happens this summer,” said Porzingis, according to ESPN's Ian Begley. “I haven't really thought about it, and it's also not my job. So I'm confident that they will make the right moves.”

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The Knicks could use his crushing injury as a bargaining chip in regards to the money doled out, as it wouldn't be the only time they've blindly overpaid for a contract, or let the chance slip by and wait until the end of his fourth year for him to prove he's able to play at the same high level.

Porzingis has steadily improved each and every season, and while his rebounding has been down, he's taken a major step in his offense, scoring at a 22.7 point-clip, along with shooting a much-improved 39.5 percent from deep through 48 games played this season.

“I trust those people,” Porzingis said of Knicks management. “That is their job. I feel they're going to do the best they can. I'm going to take care of this. They're going to take care of that. Once I'm back and healthy, then I will go from there.”