Initially considered a marathon, the race to map the future of New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis has instead become a mad scramble—this categorical clutter of parroted platitudes and hand-me-down hyperboles rushing toward the same conclusion.
Kristaps Porzingis has a chance to be the next Dirk Nowitzki.
This rendering of the 20-year-old's first NBA impression, while in some ways relatable and in no way insulting, exists primarily because Nowitzki comparisons are a stereotype.
Any 7-foot European dude with a jumper and a semblance of offensive self-sufficiency falls under some variation of the Dirk umbrella. (Sup, Andrea Bargnani?) That Porzingis continues to be so frequently linked to Nowitzki's career arc is flattering, but as much as it succeeds in honing hype, it's also selling him short.
"He's probably way ahead of the curve," Nowitzki said of Porzingis following the Dallas Mavericks' Dec. 7 victory over the Knicks, per ESPNNewYork.com's Ian Begley. "When I was 20, I was scared to death out there. ... He's almost averaging a double-double, so he's way better than I was at 20."
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