It looks like the New York Knicks’ fans don’t have to worry about losing their superstar Kristaps Porzingis after all. Porzingis’ relationship with the Knicks took a hit in 2017 due to 22-year-old’s growing frustration with the team’s front office. But, that’s all in the past now according to Knicks’ team president Steve Mills.
Mills made an appearance on The Stephen A. Smith Show on Thursday and said that he and general manager Scott Perry “worked really hard” in order to repair the broken relationship between two sides and that he now isn’t afraid that Porzingis might want to leave New York.
“We’ve worked really hard in rebuilding the relationship with KP,” – Mills told Stephen A. Smith. “For Scott and me, it’s been with his brother [Janis Porzingis]. We had to make Janis, who is his agent and his brother, make him feel like he was part of our group and let him understand what we’re doing as a team, where we’re taking this thing. We communicate with KP all the time. And we know he feels good about directionally where we’re going. I think you can see that through some of his tweets and social media stuff, and our conversations with him. He’s back on board with where we’re going and we feel really good about his future with us.“
After several turbulent years, New York Knicks decided to start clean in 2017 and make Kristaps Porzingis a cornerstone of their franchise. It turned out to be a good move since Knicks played great basketball and Porzingis proved to be an exceptional leader. He averaged 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.4 blocks per game. Unfortunately, he tore his left ACL in February 2018 and had to undergo a season-ending surgery. He will probably be sidelined until early 2019.
