Hot news - Crazy for Kristaps Porzingis to think Knicks are a playoff team

NOV, 2017

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Hot news - Crazy for Kristaps Porzingis to think Knicks are a playoff team.

Kristaps Porzingis said that next time you see me in a national team jersey I will be completely a different player. This is entirely his goal to win the gold medal for Latvia in the European Championship.

Kristaps Porzingis was born on August 2, 1995. He is a Latvian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

According to many Knicks, Brass was satisfied with his performance in Europe and fine with the timing of his New York return. In seven official tournament games, he shined. He averaged 23.6 points in 27 minutes, shot 53.4 percent, collected 1.9 blocks and 5.9 rebounds.

On November 7, he scored 28 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining, to lift the Knicks to a 118–113 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Porziņģis had the best start to a season for Knicks player, earning 300 points through 10 games, two more than Bernard King had to open the 1984–85 season.

So we can understand that Kristaps Porzingis talking big ahead of awkward Knicks return.

More infor about Kristaps Porzingis:

He was selected by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft. Standing 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), he plays the power forward and center positions.

While being brought up in Liepaja, Latvia, Porzingis started out his career with youth teams in his hometown before trying out and making the Baloncesto Sevilla youth squads. Following multiple years with the junior teams of Sevilla and representing them in Nike International Junior Tournaments, he was promoted to the senior squad. Kristaps Porzingis competed with the Latvia youth national team at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

In the Knicks' season opener on October 19, 2017, Porzingis had 31 points and 12 rebounds in a 105–84 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On October 30, 2017, he scored a career-high 38 points in a 116–110 win over the Denver Nuggets. Less than a week later, on November 5, Porzingis set a new career high with 40 points in a 108–101 win over the Indiana Pacers.

He became the first player in the NBA since 1983–84 to post at least 40 points, five rebounds, five blocks and make two 3-pointers. Porziņģis was subsequently named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, October 30 through Sunday, November 5.