Washington Wizards Receive: C Mitchell Robinson, G Derrick Rose
New York Knicks Receive: F/C Kristaps Porzingis
Of course, the relationship between the Knicks and Porzingis didn’t start, or end, on the type of note you’d expect to lead to a reunion.
When the Knicks announced they were drafting Porzingis, New Yorkers at the event boo’d aggressively. For whatever reason, they didn’t believe in the Latvian big man’s potential. Many would argue that they should have.
After all, Porzingis took the league by storm over his first few seasons in the Big Apple. His play was so strong that he was dubbed the league’s next ‘Unicorn’. Sadly, it’s his health that’s been exceedingly rare in recent years.
Porzingis’ health problems started in New York, but they didn’t necessarily drive him out of town. Instead, it was widely rumored that he wanted a change of location.
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The Knicks sent him to the Dallas Mavericks, who have since sent him to the Washington Wizards.
Could the Knicks really want him back?