Kristaps Porzingis expressed his frustration to the Knicks front office while he was rehabbing from a torn ACL — and he was traded to the Mavericks a short time later.
WASHINGTON – Kristaps Porzingis was expected to be a game-time decision Friday night against the Knicks, but the former All-Star big man had some things to say about the team that drafted him with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
“I can only say really good things about the organization because I enjoyed it so much playing there in New York and playing in front of those fans. It was a dream come true. In the moment, I didn’t realize it’s not like that everywhere. New York is a special place. Madison Square Garden is the most special place I had ever played in. But at that moment, I thought it was like that on every team. I had the most fun playing in The Garden.
“I don’t want to go into too much detail, but how things went with the communication wasn’t my style,” Porzingis said. “My style would be different with whatever needed to be done. Maybe it was nothing. My style would’ve been different either way. But I was wrong. I was going with the flow.”Drafted by since-fired team president Phil Jackson, Porzingis also acknowledged the challenges dealing with all “the noise” – literally and figuratively – that came with playing for the Knicks.
“I’m not going to lie. I missed it. But that’s the reality. That’s what made me think this is not going to be forever, so I better figure out who I am without that.”Porzingis, who was traded again from Dallas to Washington at last year’s February deadline, is averaging 22.0 points per game over 37 appearances this season for the Wizards, who enter Friday night’s game with an 18-24 record.
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