Kristaps Porzingis on his time in New York: 'I was a kid full of just ignorance' (2024)

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June 5, 2024-by HoopsHype

By HoopsHype | June 5, 2024

“I was a kid full of just ignorance and ready to take on the world,” Porzingis said in an interview with The Post. “Which is adequate for those kind of years. But now I’m much more mature and have a different kind of mindset. And I’m in a perfect situation for me which is what I wanted from the beginning — to play on the biggest stage for a championship. Nothing else.”
Source: New York Post

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
The Porzingis thing is interesting, because like @KirkSeriousFace and I talked about, he answers questions almost completely unfiltered. Maybe another guy would show more bluster about what’s obviously a difficult return. His pause, rust are potential wrinkles to this series. – 1:00 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Kristaps Porzingis is back. But how ready is he? @CelticsBlog celticsblog.com/2024/6/6/24172… – 12:51 AM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
From @TimCowlishaw:
Kristaps Porzingis waiting in wings to spoil NBA Finals for Mavs feels like someone’s joke dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 11:12 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
KP has gone through it all to reach NBA Finals:
“I was a kid full of just ignorance and ready to take on the world,” he told The Post. “Which is adequate for those kind of years. But now I’m much more mature and have a different kind of mindset.”
nypost.com/2024/06/05/spo… – 10:14 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Thought Kidd had the best stuff on Porzingis from the #Mavericks side today. Mostly no-comments otherwise. “I thought it was going well … there are trades that take place … for the short period I had him, I really enjoyed KP … did everything we asked.” pic.twitter.com/8An31KnsH6 – 6:13 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Al Horford to @John_Zannis: “(Porzingis) has looked good. Kristaps, he’s more of a gamer … if he says he’s playing, he’s gonna be ready to roll.” pic.twitter.com/F0xT6Pxssi – 5:15 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Porzingis is now officially active, but he said it’s “not super clear” what his conditioning level & minutes will look like.
Full interview today: youtu.be/2LRzLFsvO68 pic.twitter.com/OA82FQ59kD – 4:45 PM

More on this storyline

Kristaps Porziņģis, Boston’s interminable center, overlapped with Gafford for a season and a half with the Wizards after Dallas traded the former All-Star to the nation’s capital and before Porziņģis departed for the Celtics last summer. They battled in practice every day. They started together in Washington’s frontcourt. “He used to always give me pointers,” Gafford said. “He was one of the guys who used to always motivate me when it came to things I did on the floor.” -via Yahoo! Sports / June 5, 2024

“Not all of it was like not good,” Porzingis said of his time in Dallas, which included a pair of first-round playoff exits. “We had some good moments. We had some decent moments, but overall it just didn’t work for both sides. It wasn’t perfect. But I would say everything — teammates, locker room — I know at that time there were some rumors that there was something in the locker room. It was never like that. It was all just noise at the end. “It just wasn’t perfect for us playing together, and it didn’t work out. And that’s it. There’s no ill will, I don’t think from their side. For sure, [there is not] from my side. I don’t think there should be. It just didn’t work out, but I have nothing but love for Dallas and for my teammates and for everybody there.” -via ESPN / June 5, 2024

Boston CelticscenterKristaps Porzingis, who was onceexpectedto be the long-term co-star alongsideLuka Doncicin Dallas, was adamant that there is “no ill will” about their tenure with theMavericksnot going as planned as he prepares to face his former team in the NBA Finals. The Mavs made a blockbuster trade to acquire Porzingis from theNew York Knicksin January 2019, midway through Doncic’s rookie season, a deal Dallas will finally pay in full by sending New York the No. 24 overall pick in this year’s draft. -via ESPN / June 5, 2024

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