Kristaps Porziņģis

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Basketball player
Kristaps Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis
Player information
birthday 2nd August 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Liepāja , Latvia
size 221 cm
Weight 109 kg
position Power Forward / Center
NBA draft 2015 , 4th Pick , New York Knicks
Club information
society Dallas Mavericks
league NBA
Jersey number 6th
Clubs as active
2012-2015 SpainSpain CDB Seville
2015-2019 United StatesUnited States New York Knicks
Since 002019 United StatesUnited States Dallas Mavericks
National team
000002013 LatviaLatvia Latvia U-18
Since 002017 LatviaLatvia Latvia

Kristaps Porziņģis (born August 2, 1995 in Liepāja ) is a Latvian basketball player who is active as a power forward / center for the Dallas Mavericks in the North American professional league NBA . Porziņģis is considered one of the greatest talents in European basketball and often draws comparisons with Dirk Nowitzki .

Career

Porziņģis started his career at BK Liepājas Lauvas and moved to Spain to CDB Sevilla in the summer of 2010 . In 2012 he made his debut in the highest Spanish league . In 2015 Porziņģis was named Eurocup Rising Star .

On April 16, 2015, Porziņģis announced that he would sign up for the 2015 NBA Draft . He was considered a potential lottery pick , which was traded among the first 14 players in the NBA draft . On June 25, 2015, he was drafted fourth by the New York Knicks . On July 30, 2015, he signed a contract with the Knicks.

On November 17, 2015 Porziņģis scored 29 points and 11 rebounds in the 102: 94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets . Porziņģis was voted Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for his good performance in November, December and January . He also took part in the NBA Rising Star Challenge for the world selection against a US selection and was his team's top scorer with 30 points. However, the American selection was defeated. Porziņģis finished second behind Karl-Anthony Towns in the Rookie of the Year election and was nominated to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after finishing his first season in the NBA with averages of 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1 , Had finished 9 blocked throws per game (72 games).

In his second year in the league (2016/17) he rose to the second best thrower of the Knicks with an average of 18.1 points per match. His 7.2 rebounds per game also meant the second highest value within the team, while he was the leader in this regard with two blocked opposing throws per game at the Knicks.

In his third NBA season Porziņģis developed again significantly. in the first months of the 2017/18 season he averaged 22.7 points and 2.4 blocks. Both statistics represent new personal bests. After the club change of Knick's figurehead Carmelo Anthony at the beginning of the current season, Porziņģis had already developed into a leading player in his third season.

On February 7, 2018, he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks and missed the rest of the season.

On January 31, 2019, he was swapped with Tim Hardaway Jr. , Courtney Lee and Trey Burke for DeAndre Jordan , Wesley Matthews and Dennis Smith Jr. and the first-round selection rights in two future NBA drafts to the Dallas Mavericks . Porziņģis only celebrated his return to the sport for his new team at the start of the 2019/20 season.

International

At the international level, Porziņģis represented the Latvian U-18 selection at the U-18 European Championship in 2013. During the course of the tournament, he scored an average of 11.6 points and ten rebounds per match.

At the 2017 European Championships he was the third-best thrower of the tournament with an average of 23.6 points, collected 5.9 rebounds per encounter and posted the highest value of all EM participants with 1.9 blocked throws per use.

Private

His brother Jānis Porziņģis is also a basketball player and a former national player of Latvia.

Achievements and Awards

NBA statistics

year team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 new York 72 72 28.4 .421 .333 .838 7.3 1.3 .7 1.9 14.3
2016–17 new York 66 65 32.8 .450 .357 .786 7.2 1.5 .7 2.0 18.1
2017-18 new York 48 48 32.4 .439 .395 .793 6.6 1.2 .8th 2.4 22.7
Career 186 185 31.0 .437 .360 .804 7.1 1.3 .7 2.0 17.8

Legend for player statistics:
(GP = total games; GS = games in the starting line-up; MPG = minutes played per game; FG% = throw rate from the field; 3P% = throw rate from the 3-point range; FT% = free throw rate; OFF = offensive Rebounds per game; DEF = defensive rebounds per game; RPG = rebounds per game; APG = assists scored per game; BPG = blocks scored per game; PPG = points scored per game)


Web links

Commons : Kristaps Porziņģis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NBA big man Kristaps Porzingis: Latvia Response to Dirk Nowitzki
  2. ↑ Kristaps Porzingis, Baloncesto Seville
  3. ↑ Latvian power forward Kristaps Porzingis to enter draft
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ nba.com: Knicks officially sign Draft picks Porzingis, Grant
  6. ↑ Porzingis scores 29, Knicks beat Hornets 102-94
  7. ↑ Kristaps Porzingis. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (English).
  8. ^ New York Knicks. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (English).
  9. ^ Mavericks acquire all-star Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke in trade with Knicks. In: Mavs.com. January 31, 2019, accessed February 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Kristaps Porzingis | U18 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Players statistics of the FIBA ​​EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Porziņģis, Kristaps
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Liepāja , Latvia