Day: February 1, 2019

The Knicks have traded Kristaps Porzingis, Courtney Lee, Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews and two first-round picks, both teams announced in press releases Thursday. Dallas also acquired a $12.9MM trade exception in the agreement, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). News of this deal […]

After meeting with Knicks management to express his concern about the team’s direction, Kristaps Porzingis left the franchise with the impression that he prefers to be traded, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The Knicks are expected to begin discussions about possible Porzingis trades ahead of next week’s deadline, the […]

1:29pm: Within their full story on the Porzingis situation, Wojnarowski, Shelburne, Lowe, and Ian Begley suggest that it’s not out of the realm of possibility that the Knicks could explore a trade involving Porzingis if tensions between the two sides continue to increase. Teams around the league have been keeping an eye on the situation […]

This image from Kristaps Porzingis’s last game with the Knicks might bring a tear to some eyes.

The Knicks’ choice to ship Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas shocked the NBA world, but everyone should withhold judgment until we see what happens in free agency this summer.   

The Knicks decided to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks, cashing in on cap space but losing out on a potential star. On the flip side, Dallas might have a player to pair with Luka Doncic for the next decade. 

The Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks on Thursday in a deal that could possibly clear space for Kevin Durant and another superstar during the 2019 NBA free agency period. But will their big gamble pay off? There are no guarantees.

New York could reportedly have $74.6 million in cap space entering July’s free agency. 

Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis are going to play together and NBA Twitter is excited.

The Mavericks acquired Kristaps Porzingis after he expressed frustration with the Knicks

Here’s a look at who the Knicks have left on their roster after a blockbuster trade.

Porzingis met with Knicks management on Thursday to discuss his role and the team’s direction.

The greatest byproduct of trading Kristaps Porzingis is cap space. Lots of cap space. What they do with it will determine whether the deal was worthwhile or a total disaster.

Barring some other moves, they’ll have roughly $71 million to work with in the summer. That’s good enough for two max free…

The infamous crying Knicks fan isn’t shedding any tears over Kristaps Porzingis moving on.

Jordan gained internet fame when he was caught on camera letting the waterworks flow after the Latvian’s name was called at the Barclays Center in 2015. He had eventually come around on Porzingis after meeting…

The Knicks eventually ruin the experience and smear them all once they’re out the door. It happened to Patrick Ewing. Charles Oakley. Carmelo Anthony. Now, it’s the Unicorn.

From the time they drafted Porzingis fourth overall in 2015 until they traded him Thursday, the Knicks propped him up as…

Kristaps Porzingis is already over his breakup with the Knicks.

Only a few hours after being suddenly traded to the Mavericks Thursday afternoon, the Latvian star tweeted a GIF of him greeting Dallas rookie Luka Doncic. Just another heart-breaker for Knicks fans.

The pair of European studs will…

The Knicks have traded away their Unicorn and hope it will turn into Kevin Durant AND Kyrie Irving.

And ‘Hope’ is the key word. Because failure would be nothing short of an epic Knicks disaster.

Kristaps Porzingis is on his way to the Mavericks to form a potential super European tandem with Luka…

It was only a matter of time before the disgruntled star and the dysfunctional organization came to an impasse.

Kristaps Porzingis and his agent met with the Knicks on Thursday to discuss the perpetually wayward direction of the franchise and left the impression he wants to be traded, a source…

Knicks president Steve Mills thinks it was the right thing to do, letting Kristaps Porzingis go in a blockbuster trade with the Mavs.

After a rollercoaster day for Knicks fans, media and seemingly staff, the organization’s best prospect since Patrick Ewing is now a Dallas Maverick, they have roughly $74 million in cap space to throw around this summer, and this city has gone *erases, scribbles* 0 days since the last melodrama.

Most NBA rookies, even the great ones, hit a wall at some point. Kevin Knox got that out of the way early.

After the Knicks made the trade of Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks official, the 7-foot-3 Latvian first reacted by posting a GIF with his new teammate. Hours later, he thanked his Knicks fans.

Porzingis and his brother, Janis, met with team management on Thursday and “expressed concern” with the losing, the overall direction of the franchise, and more.

The NBA world has been turned on its head with the Knicks and Mavs striking a blockbuster deal to send Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas. And, as one would expect, the Twitterverse exploded in shock to the surprising news.

Pelicans star Anthony Davis has requested a trade, informing the team he has no interest in re-signing. With news of Davis wanting out came reports that the Knicks have strong interest in trading for him. Here are the latest rumors…

NEW YORK, NY (January 31, 2019) – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has acquired center DeAndre

It appears Kristaps Porzingis can’t get to Dallas fast enough for Mark Cuban. Cuban apparently can’t wait to see Porzingis play with his fellow European star Luka Doncic as the Mavericks owner retweeted a gif Porzingis posted of the two players sharing a laugh at halftime when the Knicks lost to the Mavericks at the…

It seemed all day Thursday there was more to the Knicks’ trade of Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks than meets the eye. Now, the ex-Knicks lottery pick has all but confirmed it. Porzingis posted a goodbye message to New York and the Knicks fans on Twitter and Instagram – hours after the trade had gone…

It took long enough. Kristaps Porzingis, who was traded to the Mavericks on Thursday afternoon, finally tweeted out a message to New York and Knicks fans, but he first found time to send a celebratory tweet about playing with his new Mavericks teammate and friend Luka Doncic. “New York will always have a special place…

The Knicks traded away nearly a third of their roster, and Enes Kanter seems to be wondering where he and the organization now stand. The team shipped Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke to the Mavericks in a stunning blockbuster trade Thursday for Dennis Smith Jr., two future first-round picks and…

Kristaps Porzingis was traded to the Mavericks on Thursday. Here’s a look back at the key moments of his Knicks career: June 25, 2015: Porzingis is selected by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft, leading fans inside Barclays Center to boo the largely unknown 19-year-old from Latvia. Nov. 21, 2015:…

It seems Kristaps Porzingis did not like what he was seeing. According to Knicks president Steve Mills, the Latvian star wasn’t seeing eye to eye with management. That led to a blockbuster deal that quickly took shape, sending Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks along with Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke on Thursday…

The Mavericks’ European star combo just got new life. While Dallas may lose Dirk Nowitzki to retirement at the end of this season, his replacement may have just landed in the form of Kristaps Porzingis, who could pair with Luka Doncic as a tantalizing duo for years to come. Porzingis, 23, is already planning to…

While the Knicks’ blockbuster Kristaps Porzingis trade Thursday technically landed them Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews and two first-round draft picks, they are banking on the real prize coming a few months down the road. By unloading the contracts of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee in the trade, the Knicks will have…

There is one way, and only one, where the surreal events of Thursday afternoon make even a little bit of sense at Penn Plaza. Monday, July 7 figures to be one of the lightest news days of the summer. It’s the first day of baseball’s All-Star break, so the Mets and the Yankees will be…

The Knicks made plenty of news Thursday afternoon, with a meeting with star Kristaps Porzingis evolving into a multiplayer trade with the Mavericks in the span of a few hours. The reported trade involves Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke going to Dallas for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan and Wes Matthews,…

Dennis Smith Jr.’s timing was impeccable Wednesday, dropping a triple-double in the Garden — 14 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds — in the Mavericks’ 114-90 win. It turned out his showing came on the eve of the Knicks finally acquiring Smith, 19 months after they passed over him in the draft for another point…

In an eyeblink, New York’s 7-foot-3 Latvian Unicorn is moving to Texas. The Kristaps Porzingis era is over in a stunner. The Knicks moved Porzingis, their disgruntled bedrock piece, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke to Dallas on Thursday for Dennis Smith Jr., two distant first-round picks and the expiring contracts of DeAndre…

Kristaps Porzingis may have played his last game with the Knicks. ESPN.com reports he met with Knicks management on Thursday and left them with the impression that he would like to be traded. And that’s the course of action GM Scott Perry and team president Steve Mills plan to take before next Thursday’s trade deadline….

When Thursday started, ESPN reported the Celtics were worried the Knicks could swoop in on the Anthony Davis talks and, if successful, use the star big man to lure Kyrie Irving out of Boston. Things have changed a lot since then. The Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis, Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee to…

The Knicks’ problems just got a whole lot worse. In the midst of a 10-40 season, the Knicks held hope for better days when Kristaps Porzingis returned from his ACL tear, but now the Latvian star has worries about the franchise before he even gets back on the court. Porzingis met with Knicks management Thursday…

Enes Kanter doesn’t know how many days he has left in a Knicks jersey, but he claims to know which big free agent they will land this summer. He just can’t tell you whom. “I actually do have an idea [of who will sign], but I cannot really tell,” Kanter told Sports Illustrated. “It’s a…

In a stunning deal with Dallas, the Knicks opened up a ton of salary cap room to pursue free agents in July. They could sign Kevin Durant. And perhaps a second star, too.

Team president Steve Mills said the Knicks feel like they did the right thing by trading former first-rounder Kristaps Porzingis. “You don’t want to commit a max [contract] to a player who clearly says to you he doesn’t want to be here,” Mills said.

There weren’t enough emojis for NBA players to express their shock when they found out New York was sending The Unicorn to Dallas.

The Knicks have traded Kristaps Porzingis, Trey Burke, Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Mavs in return for Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan and two future first-round picks.

What’s next for the Knicks’ star chase? Will Kristaps Porzingis be a surefire superstar in Dallas? We grade the trade.

Pelicans GM Dell Demps might be sending a message to the Lakers by taking his time to return messages concerning superstar Anthony Davis, sources told ESPN.

Kristaps Porzingis, concerned about the future of the New York Knicks, has left team officials with the impression that he wants to be traded, sources told ESPN.