Kristaps Porzingis Articles - Page 29

New Dallas Mavericks acquisition Kristaps Porzingis is anxious to play with Mavs star Luka Doncic next season, and he believes they can be a “special duo together.” Porzingis won’t play this season as he continues to recover from a torn left ACL he suffered last season with the New York Knicks. In the meantime, KP will […]

Despite the fact that former New York Knicks superstar big man Kristaps Porzingis has yet to play a game as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, “The Unicorn” is already being compared to the legendary Dirk Nowitzki. Technically a teammate of Nowitzki, it does not seem as though Porzingis will ever suit up alongside the Mavs […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki thinks Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis are “going to be great together” and hopes the duo will be the cornerstones of the Mavs for the next decade. The Mavs acquired Porzingis from the New York Knicks in a blockbuster trade. Many around the league believe KP and Doncic are going to […]

In the summer of 2017, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson was taking trade calls for power Kristaps Porzingis after the 7-footer skipped his exit interview with the team, and the Phoenix Suns were reportedly prepared to offer shooting guard Devin Booker and a swap of draft picks for KP, according to Marc Berman of […]

Before the New York Knicks ultimately traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks for a package headlined by guard Dennis Smith Jr., the Knicks tried to engage the Sacramento Kings on a deal that would have brought big man Marvin Bagley III to New York, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Bagley […]

Rumor has it that Jeff Hornacek and Kristaps Porzingis did not get along too well during their time with the New York Knicks while Hornacek served as Porzingis’ coach, but Hornacek has nothing but good things to say about the big man now, applauding his work ethic: “His mindset was, ‘I want to be a […]

The New York Knicks are officially in the future. With the lowly Eastern Conference franchise currently in full-on rebuild mode, it appears as though the Knicks are well on their way to looking ahead to the 2019-20 campaign. Solidifying such a notion, the Knicks recently traded away superstar big man and franchise cornerstone, Kristaps Porzingis, […]

It only took the New York Knicks a few hours to grant their disgruntled star Kristaps Porzingis his wish of getting traded from the franchise. Shortly after the Latvian big man expressed his desire to be traded, the Knicks dealt him to the Dallas Mavericks in what many perceived to be a salary dump move […]

Kristaps Porzingis won’t play for the Dallas Mavericks this season, but that’s not going to stop Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle from getting to know his new star player and figuring out how he’s going to use the talented 7-footer next season. Carlisle and Porzingis had a one-on-one film session on Friday where Carlisle showed KP […]

Dallas was very active at the trade deadline, leading many to speculate on the future of rookie sensation Luka Doncic. But Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle told reporters, including Dwain Price of Mavs.com, that he isn’t going anywhere: A reporter from Europe was asking Rick Carlisle a question today about the recent trades when Carlisle intervened […]

While the better part of the basketball world was taken by surprise by the huge trade deal that went down last week centered around Kristaps Porzingis, it turns out that this move had actually been a long time coming. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Dallas Mavericks had actually been very […]

When the New York Knicks unexpectedly traded away Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, it was a shock around the league. For the Knicks, though, they were afraid of letting other teams leak the news that he was available. In his latest newsletter for The New York Times, Marc Stein answered some questions regarding the […]

The New York Knicks shocked the NBA world when they traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks last week, but when you hear the details of what was actually going on behind the scenes, the trade becomes much less surprising. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Porzingis and his brother, Janis (who […]

The New York Knicks spent January gauging the trade market for power forward Kristaps Porzingis, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Knicks even asked the Utah Jazz about shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and the Sacramento Kings about point guard De’Aaron Fox. Both the Jazz and Kings were unwilling to part ways with […]

Kristaps Porzingis did not have the Dallas Mavericks on his list of desired destinations when he asked for a trade last week, but that did not stop the New York Knicks from sending him there, nor did it seem to deter the Mavericks from acquiring him. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, […]

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 […]

Speaking to reporters for the first time as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis said he’s excited to learn from future Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki and is going to bother Dirk a lot this season to pick his brain. Porzingis grew up idolizing Nowitzki while he was growing up in Latvia. The 23-year-old says he […]

The Golden State Warriors have played two games since the New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, and Warriors superstar Kevin Durant has avoided doing postgame interviews after both games. The Dubs lost to the Philadelphia 76ers last Thursday and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. It might not be a […]

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world when they acquired Kristaps Porzingis in a blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks last week, but don’t expect to see Porzingis on the floor this season. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the plan is for Porzingis to sit out the remainder of the season as he […]

Could Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have found his new version of Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash? It remains to be seen, but Cuban has certainly put together a very talented duo in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis after acquiring Porzingis in a shocking blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks last week. This time, […]

When the New York Knicks traded big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in a surprising blockbuster deal last week, they may have torpedoed any chance they had at landing New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, at least for now. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that outside of potentially landing the No. 1 overall […]

In one of the bigger trades of this season, the Mavs acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks on Thursday afternoon. Now, just a few days later, the Latvian-born big man was spotted on the practice court with his new team. Dallas’ social media team shared video footage of the scene inside the Lympo […]

The bad blood between the New York Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis had been simmering for quite some time before coming to a boiling point when Porzingis asked for a trade this past week and was then dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, and New York does not forget it. The relationship between the two sides began […]

Before the New York Knicks ultimately dealt Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in a shocking move late last week, the Knicks had numerous possibilities for trade packages. As a matter of fact, Knicks president Steve Mills says that the team had eight different scenarios in which it could have moved the big man: Speaking […]

The New York Knicks shocked the NBA world this past week when they traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, a move that no one saw coming. The deal reportedly followed a tense meeting between Porzingis and Knicks executives in which the 23-year-old eventually demanded a trade. However, Knicks president Steve Mills says that it […]

The New York Knicks traded young big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks earlier in the week, an unexpected deal that rocked the NBA world. The move happened after what was reportedly a tense meeting between Porzingis and Knicks executives, resulting in the Latvian asking for a trade. Porzingis’ displeasure with New York is […]

The Dallas Mavericks recently acquired Kristaps Porzingis in a trade with the New York Knicks. On paper, this is a gamble for the Mavs, as Porzingis is still recovering from a torn ACL he suffered last season. Team owner Mark Cuban has already stated that the four-year veteran will not play for Dallas this season. […]

The Dallas Mavericks finally have the type of young core that could eventually vault them back into title contention. Before the NBA world gets to watch Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis do their best impression of Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, though, the team’s new star must regain a completely clean bill of health. Here’s […]

The New York Knicks shocked the NBA world when they traded young star Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, and fellow Knicks big man Enes Kanter said that seeing Porzingis dealt was not a great time: “It was definitely a sad moment,” said Kanter, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. “I wish […]

Before acquiring Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks reportedly looked into an Aaron Gordon trade with the Orlando Magic, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. The Mavs are trying to surround Luka Doncic with as much talent as possible. Gordon is a high-flyer who has vastly improved his jump shot. Porzingis has […]

The Dallas Mavericks made headlines with their blockbuster trade for former New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis. It appears that Mavs power forward Dirk Nowitzki approves of the move. Nowitzki has already gotten well-acquainted with Porzingis over the last few years. According to Dwain Price of the team’s official website, Nowitzki is confident that […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale spoke to reporters on Friday for the first time since the franchise traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks. Fizdale said he had a great conversation with Porzingis after the trade was completed, but also admitted that he felt the 7-footer was starting to disengage from the organization. The […]

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, […]