Kristaps Porzingis

It seems that there is a lot more than we thought when it comes to Kristaps Porzingis’ exit from New York. According to Knicks president Steve Mills, Porzingis gave the front office an ultimatum before he was acquired by the Mavericks in a seven-player blockbuster deal prior to the trade deadline. “(Porzingis) walked into my [...]

Two league sources told The Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend on Sunday that back in January, when the New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, they failed to mention a pending rape allegation against the power forward. On the other hand, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated that New York informed the Mavericks a [...]

The New York Knicks have traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, and Wesley Matthews. The Mavericks also receive Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke. The Knicks will receive a 2021 unprotected first-round pick along with a 2023 protected first-round pick. The blockbuster trade developed [...]

It does not look like the New York Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis are going to reach an extension agreement by next Monday’s deadline. It’s not even clear that they ever seriously talked about one. From the New York Daily NewsStefan Bondy: Monday represents the deadline for Porzingis to sign a $158 million extension, but there’s been [...]

If you were thinking that Kristaps Porzingis might be able to shed light on whether he’d play this season during his appearance at New York Knicks media day, well, here’s the thing: You thought wrong. Although Kristaps didn’t rule out playing this year as he recovers from a torn left ACL, he wouldn’t commit to [...]

Even with his ACL injury in mind, Kristaps Porzingis seems like a near-lock to field max-contract offers as a restricted free agent next summer. If you’re the New York Knicks, then, you might as well sign him now, while he’s injured and potentially willing to accept a discount, right? Not exactly. New York’s front office [...]

Kristaps Porzingis has given his stamp of approval to the New York Knicks for hiring David Fizdale. Granted, it took him a few weeks to offer his final verdict. And yes, there’s also an element of “How could he not be excited?” at play here. The bar for promising situations and player-coach relationships isn’t set [...]

Remember the Phil Jackson as president of basketball operations era for the New York Knicks? Knicks have probably done their best to suppress the memory in order to avoid waking up in the middle of the night with cold sweats. It seems as though the last straw for Jackson in New York was the fact [...]

David Fizdale wasted little time making a good first impression as head coach of the New York Knicks. Fielding questions from reporters during his introductory presser, the freshly hired Fiz exuded poise and polish, while outline clear, contemporary ideals he hopes to implement from the jump—particularly on the player development front. Speaking of which, when [...]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has given his latest bi-quarterly interview or whatever, and he comes bearing some rather noteworthy news: Kristaps Porzingis could miss all of next season. From Dolan’s interview with the New York Post‘s Larry Brooks: “I’ve been told everything from December to him being out for the season, so I don’t [...]