Inside nba porzingis biography
Status On roster
Ht/Wt 7’3’’, lbs
Experience 7 years
Debut Oct 28,
Born Aug 2, (29 yrs) Liepaja, Latvia
Drafted Drafted by New York in (1/4).
From Spanish League
Acquired Acquired in a trade with Washington in
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Kristaps Porzingis
Leader
STATRANK
Free throw n Curry
Three point Kennard
PointsShai Gilgeous-Alexander
AssistsTrae Young
BlocksVictor Wembanyama
StealsDyson Daniels
ReboundsDomantas Sabonis
Free throw k White
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Three point Pritchard
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Kristaps Porziņģis
Boston Celtics | #8 | Forward-Center
HEIGHT
7'2" (m)
LAST ATTENDED
Cajasol Sevilla
7'2" | lb | 29 years
LAST ATTENDED
Cajasol Sevilla
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Kristaps Porzingis (KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is) SEASON: Appeared in 57 games (all starts) in his first season with the Celtics and averaged points, rebounds, assists, and blocks while shooting percent from the field, and percent from three-point range… Shot a career season-high percent on two-point attempts… Tied for the sixth-most games with 6+ blocks (13) among active NBA players… Named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from April , marking his fourth career award and his first since Jan. 2, … Led the Celtics to a week and was the only player in the NBA to average at least points, rebounds, blocks, and steals during the week… Scored 30+ points six times, registered 13 doubledoubles, and dished out 5+ assists in four games… On 4/3, became the second player in Celtics history to amass at least 27 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and five blocks in a game, since blocks became an official stat in , joining Robert Parish 3x (; ; )… First Celtic ever to log 10+ rebounds, 5+ blocks, and 3+ threes in a game… Posted his fifth career game with at least five blocks, four assists, and three three-point field goals, which is the most in NBA history, passing Kevin Durant (4 games)… Since signing with the Celtics in June of , he has recorded six games with at least five blocks, which ranks sixth in Celtics history, following Kevin McHale (43), Robert Parish (40), Kendrick Perkins (17), Rob Williams (11), and Al Horford (8)… Posted a double-double with 34 points and 11 rebounds against Washington on Feb. 9 and set a new career-high 14 made free throws… On 12/8 vs. New York, became the fifth Celtic to register at least 19 points in the first half while playing less than 14 minutes since , alongside Jaylen Brown, Eddi Kristaps Porziņģs is a Latvian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick of the NBA draft. Standing 7 ft 3 in ( m), he plays the power forward and centerpositions. While being brought up in Liepāja, Latvia, Porziņģis started out his career with youth teams in his hometown before trying out and making the Baloncesto Sevilla youth squads. Following multiple years with the junior teams of Sevilla and representing them in Nike International Junior Tournaments, he was promoted to the senior squad. Porziņģis competed with the Latvia youth national team at the FIBA Europe Under Championship. Porziņģis followed his parents&#; footsteps and started to play basketball at age 6. Once he turned 12, his older brother, Jānis, who played professionally in Europe, would take Porziņģis to offseason training sessions. He played in youth competition with BK Liepājas Lauvas, the most famous club based in hometown of Liepāja, until he was 15 years old. An agent from Latvia sent video of him around this time to teams in Spain and Italy. In , Baloncesto Sevilla, a club that had a professional team competing in the Liga ACB in Spain, called Porziņģis for a tryout in an attempt to recruit foreign talent to its junior squads. He stood 6 ft 8 in ( m) and weighed lbs (71 kg) at this time. Porziņģis debuted for the youth squad on January 4, , against its counterpart from Barcelona, adding 12 points and 10 rebounds. The opposing side was led by Alexandr Zhigulin, who would go on to enter the NBA draft and withdraw. On January 6, in the team&#;s tournament finale vs Real Madrid&#;s youth squad, he scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. He also made a total of five three-pointers. Porziņģis proved to be more effective in his second year, averaging points, rebounds and blocks and going on three-pointers. This would be his final stint in the youth categories o Latvian basketball player (born ) "Porzingis" redirects here. For his brother, see Jānis Porziņģis. For other uses, see Porziņģis. "KP6" redirects here. For the album by Katy Perry, see (Katy Perry album). Kristaps Porziņģis (Latvian pronunciation:[ɲ.ɟis]; born 2 August ) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot 3-pointers as a center, he is listed at 7&#;ft 2&#;in (&#;m) and plays as a power forward and center. Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his professional career with Sevilla in Porziņģis quickly rose through the team's youth ranks and became the figurehead of the senior team by He subsequently won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in , where, at age 19, Porziņģis became the youngest ever recipient of the award. The following summer, he declared for the NBA draft and was selected fourth overall by the New York Knicks. In New York, Porziņģis was seen as one of the Knicks' potential cornerstones, and he was selected as an All-Star in However, disagreements with the front office led Porziņģis to be traded to the Dallas Mavericks in In Dallas, he was plagued by injuries and inconsistent play and was traded to the Washington Wizards in In Washington, Porziņģis bounced back, but was traded to the Boston Celtics in as part of the Wizards' front office's desire to rebuild. With the Celtics, he won the NBA Finals. Porziņģis followed in his parents' footsteps and started playing basketball at age six. Once he turned 12, his older brother, Jānis, who played professionally in Europe, took Porziņģis to offseason training sessions. He played in youth competitions with BK Liepājas Lauvas, the most famous club based in his hometown of Liepāja, until age An agent from Latvia sent video of Porziņģis around this Biography
Kristaps Porziņģis
Early career