knicks and porzingis

[rollie mass]

in a way i am happy that porzingis went to the nicks,ny is such an important market and  porzingis will brand the NBA in europe even further-madison square garden deserves a good team
iam a celts fan forever but like east coast basketball -porzingis just met the kid who was crying when he was drafted and everything is cool-congrats ny i look forward to re-emergence of knicks,philly and the celts

[cons]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

[KeepRondo]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

Maybe we would had taken him instead of Smart if he stayed in the draft that year.

[BitterJim]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

Maybe we would had taken him instead of Smart if he stayed in the draft that year.

I doubt it.  He was projected as late lottery/mid first round

Taking him over Young would have been possible

[ssspence]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

Maybe we would had taken him instead of Smart if he stayed in the draft that year.

I doubt it.  He was projected as late lottery/mid first round

Taking him over Young would have been possible

Not for Ainge.

[KeepRondo]

Edit. Removed incorrect link.

[gift]

in a way i am happy that porzingis went to the nicks,ny is such an important market and  porzingis will brand the NBA in europe even further-madison square garden deserves a good team
iam a celts fan forever but like east coast basketball -porzingis just met the kid who was crying when he was drafted and everything is cool-congrats ny i look forward to re-emergence of knicks,philly and the celts

I agree. I'd rather the Celtics had Porzingis. I was disappointed when he pulled out of the draft a year earlier.

But NY is an important market and they have been mostly very bad for a long time. I actually think Phil Jackson is doing a good job there and the days of total mismanagement/dysfunction may be over.

Certainly I'm glad NY got Porzingis instead of the Lakers.

[Denis998]

I'm happy there is some local young talent around me now in the Porzingis

[Al91]

Agree with original post. Despite not being great for the Cs moving forward, it does look good for the league on several fronts. There's still plenty of issues in the league despite the soon-to-explode cap and TV deal money, such as game attendance in several cities. While a franchise player landing in one of the largest NBA markets doesn't help teams with poor attendance more than 1-2 nights per year, it should pressure ESPN to continue more league-wide coverage over LeBron-centric coverage. To ESPN's credit, that has proved to be the case this year.

[obnoxiousmime]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

Maybe we would had taken him instead of Smart if he stayed in the draft that year.

I doubt it.  He was projected as late lottery/mid first round

Taking him over Young would have been possible

He was skyrocketing up draft boards into the early teens before he dropped out. Maybe Ainge should have given him a promise, a bag full of cash, and hid him in a cave until draft night.

[moiso]

Wish we had gotten him somehow. He looks like a franchise player. We need one of those.

Maybe we would had taken him instead of Smart if he stayed in the draft that year.

I doubt it.  He was projected as late lottery/mid first round

Taking him over Young would have been possible

He was skyrocketing up draft boards into the early teens before he dropped out. Maybe Ainge should have given him a promise, a bag full of cash, and hid him in a cave until draft night.

He could have hidden him at DeAndre Jordan's house.