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New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis suffered a torn left ACL in February and the 7-footer is still unable to run nine months removed from surgery. Porzingis and the Knicks have been vague about when the power forward is expected to be ready to play again. The 23-year-old is only able to shoot and jog lightly. […]

The New York Knicks didn’t sign big man Kristaps Porzingis to a rookie scale contract extension, causing some to surmise the star 7-footer was unhappy with the organization. Knicks president Steve Mills, however, quickly shot those rumors down, saying Porzingis is not disgruntled and is on the same page with the franchise. Appearing on “The Michael […]

Kristaps Porzingis is set to hit restricted fee agency next summer after failing to reach a contract extension with the New York Knicks before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Monday. It’s not a surprising move, though, as it was what many observers had expected long before the deadline. By not agreeing with Porzingis to […]

The New York Knicks declined to sign All-Star power forward Kristaps Porzingis to a rookie extension ahead of Monday’s 6 p.m.(ET) deadline, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Porzingis will now become a restricted free agent next summer, meaning New York will have the chance to match any offer sheet that their Latvian superstar signs. New […]

New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis is unlikely to receive a contract extension before the end of Monday’s deadline, turning the franchise player into a restricted free agent next summer, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. The organization had been battling the idea of rewarding their fourth-year player with a contract extension, but Porzingis’ season-ending […]

Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis knows the anxiety revolving his impending return from injury, but he stressed the eventual timetable for his return date won’t be dependent on him or his comfort, but rather the assessment by the medical team around him. “The return date, it doesn’t depend on me,” Porzingis said during Monday’s Media Day, […]

New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis isn’t worried about his impending five-year, $157 million extension he could sign prior to the start of the season, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. The 7-foot-3 unicorn is coming off a devastating ACL injury that could threaten his 2018-19 season, though he declined to speculate on a potential […]

The New York Knicks are content to be a lottery team in 2018-19 and will not rush star power forward Kristaps Porzingis back from his ACL injury, according to a report from Marc Berman of The New York Post. Porzingis, 23, suffered a torn left ACL in February and underwent season-ending surgery shortly after. Per […]

The 2018-19 NBA season is approaching fast, and fans of the New York Knicks are still wondering if Kristaps Porzingis, who suffered an ACL tear in his left knee on Feb. 6, will be available to play at any point. Knicks president Steve Mills gave an update Thursday: Steve Mills says there is still no […]

New York Knicks center Kristaps Porzingis is undoubtedly one of the most unique and talented players in the league. At 7’3, Porzingis is able to shoot the three-pointer better than some guards, and he has shot an impressive 36 percent from behind the arc for his career. On top of that, he is extremely mobile considering […]

The Knicks have shown no hesitation to rush back All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis any time soon if it comes at the risk of jeopardizing his long-term health, according to Ian Begley of ESPN New York. Knicks fan at a Town Hall event asks if it makes sense for NYK to hold Kristaps Porzingis out for the […]

The front office duo of president Steve Mills and Scott Perry has started to change how decision-making is done in New York, giving the Knicks a complete revamp of mentality. Mills and Perry had to teach a lot of new things, among them is patience — something that is hard to come by with the demands […]

Magnificent and rare, unicorns are legendary mystical creatures according to folklore. Just like the strange horned creatures, the NBA has coined the term “Unicorn” for a rare kind of player possessing the unique physical gifts and the talent to be above the rest. This type of player is a prime example of limitless basketball potential. […]

The New York Knicks recently lost a long-time fan in Evan Perlmutter, as he famously sold his fandom on eBay. Ruthless in his approach to find a new team, the 33-year-old has since received a formal statement from the Knicks organization slamming his decision and behaviour. “We’re sure our millions of loyal Knicks fans won’t […]

With the retirement of a legend comes an outpouring of support and wonderment from their coworkers. This is exactly the case with former San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili, who has announced that last season was his final season in the NBA. We have already seen Ginobili’s teammates show him love on the day of […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale is greatly encouraged by his conversations with unicorn Kristaps Porzingis and his potential growth after a return from injury. The newly-hired boss recently spent time with his star player in his native Latvia, picking his brain about the culture, his offseason plans and his relationship with a re-shuffled […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale recently traveled to Latvia to get acquainted with his talisman player Kristaps Porzingis, spending a few days with him in his native land. Porzingis had distanced himself from the Knicks brass after the way they had treated his former teammate Carmelo Anthony after former president Phil Jackson hung […]

As the new head coach of the New York Knicks, David Fizdale is set to face a challenging year ahead. However, it appears that he has already gotten past one potentially huge roadblock, which comes in the form of getting on the same page with cornerstone star Kristaps Porzingis. Bruce Beck of WNBC-TV recently caught […]

Despite an intra-state rivalry between the two teams, New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis has helped Brooklyn Nets rookie Dzanan Musa with his transition to the NBA. The Bosnian scoring machine received an unexpected phone call after being drafted by the Nets with the 29th overall pick in the NBA Draft, which would get his […]

Players from the 2015 NBA Draft class are eligible for extensions this summer, including Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis, Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell, and big man Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers, among many others. With the beginning of […]

Rumors of Kyrie Irving eventually splitting ways with the Boston Celtics to play basketball in Gotham is a fire that has proven itself to be one that’s hard to extinguish. In fact, even bookmakers have put up betting props on the odds of Irving joining the New York Knicks in the summer of next year. […]

The New York Knicks could be in line to receive the biggest (literally) NBA gift during the holiday season. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, there’s a possibility that unicorn big man Kristaps Porzingis will finally make his return to action in December. The Knicks will have a better idea of a […]

Although New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t been able to physically participate in basketball activities with his team yet, he has remained very involved and informed with the Knicks’ offseason process. Porzingis was forced to miss significant time in the 2017-18 season due to an ACL tear in his left knee, and his absence […]

When David Fizdale took the job to coach the New York Knicks and therefore inherited Kristaps Porzingis, he made sure to start his tenure by setting up a meeting with his star player. But it wasn’t just any meeting at a restaurant in Little Italy around the heart of New York City. Fizdale actually traveled […]

The NBA’s premier unicorn is a bit elusive these days. That’s because New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis is away from the media frenzy of the Big Apple. He’s currently across the pond, in Madrid, Spain in particular, where he’s working on getting his body back to 100 percent after suffering a season-ending knee […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale intends to fly all the way to Latvia to have a sit down meeting with cornerstone player Kristaps Prozingis with regards to the future of the franchise. Porzingis is currently spending his summer in his native Latvia, and newly-appointed head coach Fizdale appears to have a strong desire […]

The New York Knicks are unlikely to offer fourth-year forward Kristaps Porzingis a contract extension this offseason, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Instead, they could choose to do so in 2019, when a friendlier salary cap will kick in, allowing them to offer him a max deal while they shed contracts throughout this summer and […]

In his three seasons in the NBA, Kristaps Porzingis has managed to transform his image from a draft day magnet of boos and jeers to being a major asset for the New York Knicks in the franchise’s quest to attract future free agents to come and play in Gotham. That’s exactly what Knicks general manager […]

The New York Knicks will look to lock down their cornerstone player, Kristaps Porzingis, in the near future, but to do so, they’ll have to roll up their sleeves some more during this offseason. The Knicks have until October to extend their 7-foot-3 unicorn a contract extension, but doing so would cost them $10 million […]

David Fizdale was among the hottest names in the coaching world as several teams looked for a new man at the helm following the 2017-18 season. The former coach of the Memphis Grizzlies was offered the Phoenix Suns job, but turned it down, later opting to become the head coach of the New York Knicks, […]

The New York Knicks are going through a rebuild and it sounds like next year might get a whole lot more difficult. There really hasn’t been a timetable set for when Kristaps Porzingas, and when he will return from his ACL injury, but according to Ashish Mathur of Amico Hoops, the Knicks are preparing for […]

Most athletes who tore their ACL returned back to action but were never the same again. Fortunately, it seems that the same will not be true for the New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis, or at least, it’s starting to look like that. In Episode 2 of Porzingis’ documentary entitled Porzingis’ Comeback, his surgeon, Dr. David Altchek […]

For a team that has shown remarkable ineptitude in getting anything off the ground the past several seasons, the New York Knicks sound just like the kind of franchise that needs at least a few modifications if it ever wants to have any semblance of success in the future. Enter new head coach David Fizdale, […]

The New York Knicks’ toughest decision in the coming weeks has nothing to do with the free-agent class of 2018. Instead, they’ll have to weigh whether to sign star big man Kristaps Porzingis to an extension now rather than next summer. Porzingis became eligible to sign a new deal on July 1, and he’ll be […]

The New York Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis are back on the same page again, according to Knicks president Steve Mills who said the following during an appearance on ESPN Radio’s The Stephen A. Smith Show (h/t Ian Begley of ESPN). Steve Mills on if he has any concern about Kristaps Porzingis asking for a trade […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

Is there a Latvian arms race going on right now in New York? We beg to ask because the Brooklyn Nets used a second-round pick to get Latvian Rodions Kurucs during Thursday’s NBA Draft. As what most NBA fans know, the New York Knicks do have their own Latvian in the form of a unicorn […]

With Carmelo Anthony finally traded last summer, the 2017-18 season marked the beginning of the Kristaps Porzingis Era for the New York Knicks. Things went great over the first month of the season. Porzingis looked like an MVP candidate and role players like Tim Hardaway Jr. and Enes Kanter chipped in admirably. The Knicks eeked […]

It’s been a while since the New York Knicks last had a winning season, as once again, they are coming off a frustrating campaign in which they finished with an ugly 29-53 record. They would have had a better record if their unicorn, Kristaps Porzingis, was not limited to only 48 games due to an […]