Kristaps Porzingis Is A Lot More NBA Ready Than Expected

Jul 11, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks guard center Kristaps Porzingis (46) wins the tip off over San Antonio Spurs center Cady Lalanne (26) at the start of an NBA Summer League game at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Work Ethic

When entering the league, most rookies look forward to finally achieving their dream. They look forward to the top level competition. They look forward to buying their family members cars and houses.

Not Kristaps Porzingis.

He has spent his entire life working his butt off to reach this point, and what’s he most looking forward to? Working his butt off some more.

Porzingis is hell bent on crushing the common generalizations about European players. If he can utilize his work ethic to mature his game this offseason, he’ll likely be able to imprint himself upon this Knicks setup a lot quicker than previously foreseen.

It all rests on the slender shoulders of the 7″3 Latvian with the potential to become one of the best big men in the NBA.

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