For His 2nd Act, Kristaps Porzingis Must Beat His Own Scouting Report

April 18th, 2016 by Fred Katz Leave a reply »

NEW YORK — Where did Kristaps Porzingis go?

Through two-and-a-half months, the No. 4 overall pick—who many fans thought would be a lemon—was the toast of the NBA’s rookie class along with Karl-Anthony Towns. He was shooting threes, slamming putbacks and scoring in a bevy of ways—from the post, mid-range, anywhere. He's in line for a top-two Rookie of the Year finish.

But the year ended on a sour note. As the 32-50 Knicks piled up second-half losses, Porzingis fluttered away from the spotlight and nearly out of the news cycle. 

He recaptured some of that early-season electricity over his final six games, averaging 19.3 points during that span (he missed the Knicks’ final seven contests with a shoulder injury), but the magic wasn’t quite as consistent. Rebounding numbers gradually turned more human. The putback dunks went into early hibernation. After a strong middle-of-the-season run from beyond the arc, his three-point shooting dropped flat since February.

Credit the defensive scouting reports that eventually made the 7'3", 240-pound Porzin ...

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