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Conventional wisdom says New York Knicks coach David Fizdale would be among the biggest critics of Thursday’s shocking trade that shipped Kristaps Porzingis out the Big Apple. After all, Fizdale, in his first season roaming the Knicks’ sideline, surely took the job last summer under the assumption that Porzingis was an integral cog of the […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says Kristaps Porzingis will probably not play this season for the team, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL last season with the New York Knicks and is still recovering from the injury. The Mavs acquired Porzingis on Thursday from the Knicks in a blockbuster […]

The Dallas Mavericks suddenly possess two of the most talented young players in the NBA, and both happen to hail from overseas. Before the team’s updated version of Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki take the floor together, though, Kristaps Porzingis first needs to make a full recovery from the ACL tear he suffered last season […]

The Phoenix Suns reportedly offered the New York Knicks multiple picks and a young player for Kristaps Porzingis before the 2017 NBA Draft. According to Josh Gambadoro of ArizonaSports.com, the Suns offered their fourth overall pick in 2017 — which turned out to be small forward Josh Jackson — both of their first-round picks (2018 […]

League executives have had differing reactions to the blockbuster trade that shook the NBA world on Thursday, as the New York Knicks sent their prized unicorn Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks for Dennis Smith, Jr., a load of expiring contracts and future draft pick compensation. The trade was a meme-able real life execution of […]

On Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped one of his famous bombs, noting that Kristaps Porzingis had agreed to a deal with Dallas. It’s not certain when the seven-footer will be able to suit up for the Mavs, as he’s currently dealing with a knee injury. Some teams might feel leery about taking on an […]

After letting the dust settle, it becomes clear that despite losing Kristaps Porzingis, the New York Knicks have emerged as winners following Thurday’s franchise-altering deal. The team were successful in dumping the burdensome salaries of Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr., which reportedly gives them the option to sign two max players this summer. Nonetheless, […]

The entire basketball world was pretty much blindsided by the unanticipated trade that went down on Thursday, which sent New York Knicks big Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks. As expected, New York Knicks fans were shocked by the news, and some of them did not take it as well as others. Take for instance […]

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki has sent a message to his former teammates who were involved in the Kristaps Porzingis blockbuster deal. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, Nowitzki, who’s been a witness to many of his teammates go due to trades, wished Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., and DeAndre Jordan well with the New York Knicks. “It’s always […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki had some words of praise for new teammate Kristaps Porzingis, tagging him as a franchise player. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, Nowitzki believes that whenever teams have the chance to get a player like Porzingis, then they should go for it. He pointed out Porzingis’ playstyle — a 7-foot-3 center who […]

It was a rough day for Knicks fan, who learned via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that New York finalized a deal with the Dallas Mavericks to trade away Kristaps Porzingis. The relationship between the Latvian big nicknamed “the unicorn” and the Knicks fan base may have started on the wrong foot, as Porzingis was booed on […]

Kristaps Porzingis’ tenure with the New York Knicks unraveled faster than seemed possible. Less than two hours after it was reported that the pride of Latvia expressed concern with the direction of the team in a meeting with management, news broke that the Knicks and Dallas Mavericks had tentatively agreed on a trade that would […]

Right after being sent to the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis had a special message addressed to the city of New York. Via Instagram, Porzingis posted a photo of himself captioned with a message: “New York will always have a special place in my heart. Grateful for everybody who made this journey so special for my family […]

It appears the New York Knicks are going all in on making big moves in the upcoming offseason. News broke on Thursday afternoon that the Knicks were trading Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks, with Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee included in the deal. That trade signaled that the Knicks were pulling themselves out of […]

Monster news made waves in the NBA today as Kristaps Porzingis was sent packing by the New York Knicks to his new team, the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis will be teaming up with Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic and the duo is already giving Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle déjà vu. Rick Carlisle to @coopmavs on […]

Maybe the New York Knicks did the right thing after all? Kristaps Porzingis was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in exchange for Dennis Smith, Jr., two future first-round picks, and not much else of tangible value. Also heading to the Big Apple with Smith, who the Knicks infamously passed on in favor of […]

Kristaps Porzingis is officially a member of the Dallas Mavericks, and it’s safe to say Porzingis is very excited about being teammates with Mavs rookie phenom Luka Doncic. A few hours after the trade was officially completed, Kristaps Porzingis took to Twitter to express just how happy he is to be out of New York and […]

The Dallas Mavericks will reportedly also send an unprotected 2021 first-round draft pick and 2023 protected first-round pick to the New York Knicks in the deal for the Kristaps Porzingis. It was a wild start to the NBA trade season on Thursday, as the Mavs and Knicks pulled off a huge deal that links up […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid rarely finds himself at a loss for words, especially on social media. Embiid has endeared himself to an entire generation of NBA fans with his playful internet antics, from everything to his public courtship of Rihanna to frequent post-game barbs of opposing players like Andre Drummond and Draymond Green. Of […]

Remember when the New York Knicks had more reason for hope than cap space? It was barely more than a year ago, when Kristaps Porzingis began his third NBA season by turning the basketball world on its head, scoring at least 30 points in eight of his first 10 games. The 7-foot-3 big man was […]

It appears Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic had an idea that the Mavs were on the verge of trading for Kristaps Porzingis. Luka Doncic started following Kristaps Porzingis on Instagram on Wednesday, a day before the New York Knicks traded KP to the Mavs. Kristaps to Dallas confirmed pic.twitter.com/QIoXPSQzqi — AK (@AktanE) January 31, 2019 Coincidence, […]

What has been a wild week for the NBA leading up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline got a little wilder when one of the league’s young promising stars was moved on Thursday afternoon. A deal between the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks saw Kristaps Porzingis switch teams. The fourth overall pick of the […]

Kristaps Porzingis, who mere hours earlier reportedly expressed a desire to continue his career elsewhere, was traded by the New York Knicks on Thursday to the Dallas Mavericks for a package highlighted by Dennis Smith, Jr. The Knicks also sent out Tim Hardaway, Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke in the deal, while the Mavericks […]

NBA Twitter was sent into a frenzy after it was announced that the New York Knicks were trading Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks. The trade shuffled Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Courtney Lee to the Mavs in exchange for young point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and expiring contracts in DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews. […]

Former New York Knicks big man Charles Oakley tweeted, “Culture is everything” when the Kristaps Porzingis trade was announced on Thursday, but he then deleted it. Oakley’s relationship with the Knicks has been fractured ever since the incident, which took place at Madison Square Garden in February of 2017. Oakley shoved MSG security and was […]

Kristaps Porzingis is officially a member of the Dallas Mavericks, as New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry has announced the franchise has traded Porzingis, guards Courtney Lee, Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. to Dallas in exchange for second-year point guard Dennis Smith Jr., high-flyer DeAndre Jordan, small forward Wesley Matthews and two future […]

Kristaps Porzingis reportedly loves Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic, and the Dallas Mavericks are confident they will be able to re-sign KP in the summer to a long-term deal, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Kristaps Porzingis becomes a restricted free agent in the summer. Dirk Nowitzki is expected to retire after this season, but […]

The New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks have pulled off a blockbuster trade involving Kristaps Porzingis, and players across the league are still stunned by what just happened. The Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee to the Mavs in exchange for DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith Jr. and Wesley Matthews. Draft picks […]

Thursday started off with some big news – that New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis would treat a new team as a one-year pit-stop before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Little did basketball fans know that even bigger news was coming. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was one of many NBA players to react to Thursday’s blockbuster trade between the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks that included Kristaps Porzingis. With the NBA trade deadline only a week away, the Knicks figured they would go ahead and make one of the biggest trades of the […]

Power forward Kristaps Porzingis is planning to inform the Dallas Mavericks he plans to sign a qualifying offer with the franchise in the summer which will make him a restricted free agent, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Mavs acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks on Thursday. Once Porzingis signs the $4,485,665 qualifying […]

The New York Knicks have created two max slots by trading power forward Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the Knicks could potentially have $74.6 million in projected cap space for next season. The Knicks could be staring at $74.6M in projected cap space for next season. That would be good […]

Newly-acquired Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis reportedly would not have re-signed with the New Orleans Pelicans had the New York Knicks decided to make him a part of a potential deal for Anthony Davis. With the NBA trade deadline only a week away, things are already off to a wild start. Reports surfaced that Porzingis […]

The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a trade to acquire Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks, according to multiple reports. The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a trade to acquire Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks, according to league sources — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 31, 2019 The Knicks are getting point guard Dennis Smith […]

The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors are among many teams expected to pursue a Kristaps Porzingis trade with the New York Knicks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Kristaps Porzingis is still recovering from the ACL tear he suffered last season. KP reportedly prefers to be traded […]

Kristaps Porzingis met with the New York Knicks and the franchise left the meeting with the impression that he prefers to be traded, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Kristaps Porzingis left the Knicks with the impression that he prefers to be traded, league sources tell @ramonashelburne and me. Knicks are expected to […]

The New York Knicks’ growing tension with injured forward Kristaps Porzingis could result in an ominous approach that could end up in the organization deciding to trade him before the Feb. 7 deadline, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. UPDATE: An updated report by Wojnarowski said the Knicks were left with the impression that Porzingis prefers to […]

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis has grown concerned about the team’s direction and the front office’s plan for his future after the team dropped to a league-worst 10-40 record with a loss to the Dallas Mavericks last night, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Zach Lowe, and Ramona Shelburne. Porzingis is set to become a […]

Over the last decade-plus, there has only been one time the New York Knicks were seriously involved in trade discussions for a star player. That instance was back during the 2010-11 campaign, when the Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets. Since then, the Knicks have not had the assets or the cap room […]