Kristaps Porzingis Articles - Page 26

The storyline that has loomed over the New York Knicks’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden is the return of Kristaps Porziņģis for the first time since being traded. Given that Porziņģis asked to be traded by the Knicks, it’s expected that fans would voice their displeasure with him. That’s exactly what […]

The New York Knicks traded big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 31, 2019. Since then, every team in the NBA has won at least 10 games except for one: the Knicks. Since the Kristaps Porzingis trade on January 31, 2019, every team in the NBA has won at least 10 games […]

When he requested a trade from the New York Knicks last season, Kristaps Porzingis had no idea the Dallas Mavericks were in the mix to acquire him, as the Mavs weren’t one of his preferred destinations at the time, according to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report. The Mavs inquired about Porzingis’ availability last January. They […]

Dallas Mavericks young big man Kristaps Porzingis will face the last test against his former team rather quickly into this season, now tasked with getting a win on the road against the New York Knicks in his return to Madison Square Garden. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle is cognizant of the pressure-cooker environment Porzingis could […]

For the first time since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis will play in Madison Square Garden. Ahead of Thursday’s duel with his former team, the New York Knicks, Porzingis shared his thoughts on the matter and admitted that it’ll be ‘weird’ to be in the visitors’ locker. “A lot of excitement, a […]

One of the most hotly anticipated games on the NBA calendar Thursday comes when Kristaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks travel to take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. For Porzingis, it will be his first contest as an opponent on the Garden floor, having been dealt from the organization at the […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic made it clear that he has Kristaps Porzingis’ back despite the latter’s early season struggles. Porzingis, who has been way off in the Mavs’ past few games, is also facing the biggest game of his career as he returns to the Big Apple to face his former team. This […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis will be playing against his former team, the New York Knicks, on Thursday. Porzingis is already expecting fans at Madison Square Garden to react negatively toward him: Kristaps Porzingis will play as a visitor in Madison Square Garden for the first time on Thursday. At practice this morning, he said […]

The New York Knicks were bad during Kristaps Porzingis’ short tenure with the club, and they are still bad without him. The Knicks have gotten off to a 2-9 start this season, but one of their wins actually came at the expense of Porzingis’ Dallas Mavericks last week. On Thursday night, New York will host […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis returned to New York for the first time since being traded by the Knicks nine months ago. While he misses the energy and passion of the fans, his biggest regret is not being able to build something big for them before his trade to the Mavs. “This is a basketball […]

Kristaps Porzingis has had a difficult time adapting to his new team after playing in nine of the first 10 games of the season for the Dallas Mavericks. Monday night’s game against the Boston Celtics was another example, one that forced head coach Rick Carlisle to yank him at a crucial point of the game. […]

Kristaps Porzingis admits it’s still a transition to get back into playing form after missing a year-and-a-half with a torn ACL injury that saw him miss the entire 2018-19 season. The Dallas Mavericks forward argues the toughest thing to gain back in the instinctive feel for the game, something he’s been looking to regain through […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis is “a bonafide superstar.” Cuban says Mavs fans should be patient with Porzingis, who is still a little bit rusty after missing the entire 2018-19 season recovering from his ACL tear: Mark Cuban on Kristaps Porzingis: "The guy is a bonafide superstar! He's putting […]

Dallas Mavericks prized big man Kristaps Porzingis has shed some light on the blockbuster trade that saw him traded by the New York Knicks to the Mavs. The 24-year-old was refreshingly honest, admitting that he does hold some regret about how things panned out with his former team: “That definitely wasn’t the way I wanted […]

Kristaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks remained mum on whether he will suit up for their game against the Memphis Grizzlies later tonight. However, it is highly likely that Porzingis will sit out the latter end of the Mavericks’ back-to-back set this weekend, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Rick Carlisle and Kristaps Porzingis declined […]

New York Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina tried to put the towering Kristaps Porzingis in a poster, but the Dallas Mavericks center was having none of it. At the four-and-a-half-minute mark of the second quarter, the 21-year-old French guard used a quick first step to blow past Luka Doncic and get to the lane. Instead of cowering […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is using Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward’s struggles last year and success this season as an example of the process that Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis is going through. Porzingis missed all of last season recovering from his ACL tear, so naturally, the Mavs big man is struggling with his […]

This was never supposed to happen. Kristaps Porzingis was never supposed to be an opponent of the New York Knicks. He was supposed to be the franchise’s next Patrick Ewing, albeit one who could eventually deliver a championship. Instead, Porzingis is now a member of the Dallas Mavericks and will be facing the Knicks as […]

Marcus Morris has a plan to stop Kristaps Porzingis, as his New York Knicks will be without Mitchell Robinson, who is undergoing the concussion protocol after catching an elbow during Wednesday game against the Detroit Pistons. Morris will likely line up at power forward, forced to battle Porzingis as Julius Randle slides to the center […]

The New York Knicks found a gem in Kristaps Porzingis in 2015. The Latvian PF hit the league as if he knew he was born to dominate. However, Porzingis was no stranger to street clothes and watching from the sidelines with fans. His career with the Knicks, while full of promise, was also filled with […]

The New York Knicks saw their lauded prospect Kristaps Porzingis change into a diva quickly after his rookie season, showing signs that he was already the future of the franchise. “He changed,’’ an NBA source told Marc Berman of The New York Post. Porzingis would do puzzling things like parking his car haphazardly in front […]

Phil Jackson may have put all of his eggs into the Kristaps Porzingis when he drafted him as New York Knicks president back in 2015, but after just one year, Jackson was apparently ready to abandon ship. It seems odd, because Porzingis had a terrific rookie campaign and looked like a superstar in the making, […]

Back before the 2017 NBA Draft, there was some speculation that the New York Knicks could trade star big man Kristaps Porzingis. Well, apparently, that speculation was very real, as then-Knicks president Phil Jackson was taking offers on Porzingis. One team that came calling was the Boston Celtics, who were a rumored destination at the […]

Despite the current conundrum the New York Knicks have found themselves in of late, head coach David Fizdale is still a firm believer of the team’s bright future ahead. So much so, that the veteran coach has gone out to say that he thinks the Knicks potentially still have the opportunity to come out as […]

The Dallas Mavericks are off to a great start to the 2019-20 season. They have posted a 5-2 record and Luka Dončić has looked every bit of the part of an MVP candidate. Plus their bench unit produced elite production as well. What appears to be the next step for the Mavs will be to […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis faces off against the New York Knicks on Friday for the first time since New York traded him to the Mavs last season. The game is in Dallas. Porzingis makes his return to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14. Speaking to reporters after Mavs practice on Thursday, Porzingis said he […]

Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis will face off against his former team, the New York Knicks, on Friday night. Some players might feel nervous about this type of scenario, but Porzingis is viewing it as “just another game,” according to a report from Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “It’s another game,” Porzingis said. […]

The New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavs in a shocking chain of events, very quickly after rumors of his “unhappiness” with the team surfaced. Yet the lauded unicorn was fine with staying in New York before he ultimately asked for a trade. According to SNY’s Ian Begley, Porzingis remained “fully committed” to […]

Seven games into the new season and Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis has decided to provide us with a way-too-early self-assessment of his current level of play for the Mavs. As it turns out, the 7-foot-3 power forward, who missed all of last season recovering from an ACL injury, is quite disappointed with how […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis made a point not to autograph a fan’s New York Knicks jersey ahead of the Mavs’ matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Porzingis was signing memorabilia outside of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse earlier this afternoon, but he seemed to ignore a fan holding his No. 6 Knicks jersey right in front of […]

The Dallas Mavericks boast one of the most talented young cores this year, pairing up their sophomore extraordinaire Luka Doncic with another European star in Kristaps Porzingis in the offseason. The duo did most of the damage for the Mavs in their 110-119 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, as Doncic dazzled with […]

During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis crossed Anthony Davis over and drilled a pull-up three-pointer. Davis got his revenge by posterizing Porzingis. The dunk that Davis had was the result of an aggressive face-up drive out of the post. The physicality that he brought proved […]

During the Dallas Mavericks’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kristaps Porzingis kicked things off with an impressive pull-up jumper after crossing over Anthony Davis. Despite being 7’3″, Porzingis has shown time and time again to be able to pull-up and step-back from deep like a perimeter player. Even an elite matchup like Davis has […]

When the New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis midway through last season, they were operating under the assumption that they would land both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. Instead, they ended up with Julius Randle and Elfrid Payton, and now, Porzingis is tearing it up in Dallas with Luka Doncic. Through his […]

Kristaps Porzingis has been impressive this season for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s one of the main reasons why the team has won its first two games. As of this writing, they lead the Portland Trail Blazers 84-77 with less than seven minutes left in the third quarter. The Latvian star missed the entire 2018-19 season […]

Kristaps Porzingis believes that the two-man game between him and Luka Doncic will be ‘pretty hard to stop’ for teams facing the Mavs once it develops. Per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News, Porzingis praised how much attention the opposing defense gives Doncic that he gets so wide open. Conversely, Porzingis also has the […]

Kristaps Porzingis made his debut with the Mavs in Wednesday night’s 108-100 season-opening victory over the Washington Wizards. The 7-3 Latvian played well, but he says he isn’t where he wants to be just yet. The Mavs acquired Porzingis from the New York Knicks this summer. However, it wasn’t clear when he’d be ready to […]

The New York Knicks believed the San Antonio Spurs tampered with Kristaps Porzingis when he was still on their team, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. Porzingis played three seasons with the Knicks. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks shortly before the 2019 trade deadline after he reportedly requested a […]

Kristaps Porzingis made his Dallas Mavericks debut a few pre-season games back but while we await his official return when the regular season starts, the Mavs forward is showing off what made him the “Unicorn” little by little as he shakes off the rust. One such move that made the Latvian an overnight sensation his […]