Kristaps Porzingis

Transactions: The Porzingis Trade

January 31, 2019 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Knicks trade Kristaps Porzingis, Trey Burke, Courtney Lee, and Tim Hardaway Jr. to Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, DeAndre Jordan, and a first-round pick [update: two first-round picks, 2021 and 2023]. Well this came out of nowhere. To date, the Knicks’ plan was to stink and get a good pick in the 2019 draft and then use that pick plus Porzingis to help woo a big free agent. The Knicks have exceeded the stink part beyond our wildest expectations. The question is whether … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Porzingis Trade

2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Power Forwards

June 23, 2015 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

The 2015 PF class is one that could go either way. There are no sure fire stars in this group and overall it could be mediocre or worse. There is a lot of good, raw talent though that could make this a pretty impressive class. The most intriguing players are freshmen and sophomores. There are several young PFs in this draft with intriguing upside, but none that look like locks for stardom. There are some interesting upperclassmen too. One thing to know about PFs is shooting the 3 is going to … [Read more...] about 2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Power Forwards

Are Porzingis and Hezonja Worthy Top 10 Draftees?

June 3, 2015 by Ed Weiland 1 Comment

Before I get to the top 2 foreign prospects I wanted to show some history of players who came to the NBA from a foreign league vs. players from American college and high schools over the past 14 drafts. That takes it back to the 1998 draft when Dirk Nowitzki became the first player to be drafted in the top 10 from a foreign league. The chart below shows the success percentage of American and foreign players drafted top 10 from the 14 drafts after from ’98 to ’11. I stopped at 2011, because we … [Read more...] about Are Porzingis and Hezonja Worthy Top 10 Draftees?