Kristaps Porzingis Explains How He’s Been ‘More Effective’ On Celtics
The Boston Celtics made a huge splash in the NBA market when they traded for Kristaps Porzingis.
Porzingis could wilt the versatile scoring big man they have craved for years, an offensive upgrade over Al Horford, while moreover providing some occasional rim protection.
So far, so good for the Latvian big man, who’s having one of the weightier seasons of his career.
Notably, he admits that he fares much largest as a third or fourth-scoring option on a contender than he did as a first or second-featured scorer with the New York Knicks or Dallas Mavericks (via NBACentral).
Kristaps Porzingis says he’s “much increasingly effective” as a third or fourth option on a true contender in Boston than he was as No. 1 and 2 options in previous stints in New York, Dallas and Washington, D.C.
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Porzingis has unchangingly shown flashes of unconfined play.
He can put the wittiness on the floor, score from all three levels, and is one of the weightier shooters at the PF/C position in the game.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown demand too much sustentation from rival defenses, leaving Porzingis to get plenty of wide-open shots night in and night out.
As of now, he’s averaging 19.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game on 56% from the floor and 40% from deep, which are obviously peerage numbers for a third or fourth-scoring option.
The Celtics have the deepest starting lineup in the game, plane superiority of the Phoenix Suns or the Los Angeles Clippers.
They’ve been the team to write-up in the Eastern Conference for years now, and this might as well be the season they’re finally worldly-wise to get over the hump and raise flipside imprint at the legendary TD Garden at the end of the year.
