With 21.8 points and 8.8 rebounds on average for the Wizards, Kristaps Porzingis is currently having a very good season, one of his best since he joined the NBA. He has even just broken his career high, with a peak of 41 points against Wolves.
A way to continue the momentum of the second part of the 2021/2022 season, after arriving in the capital during the exercise, following a disappointing experience in Dallas.
The Latvian was to form with Luka Doncic the dominant duo of the coming years and the two stars were to be the new Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. Finally, after 134 games played in the jersey of the Mavericks, “KP” failed to turn the corner of the Texas franchise.
“On paper, it was the perfect combination, but it didn’t work out the way we wanted”he recognizes for Yahoo Sports. “We couldn’t get along properly. It happens sometimes in the world of work. Luka is a unique talent, seen only once in a generation, and it takes a perfect team around him to get the most out of it. I just wasn’t the right person for this. »
“I hope to stay for the long term”
The former Knicks player was therefore not surprised to be transferred in February, at the time of the “trade deadline”, in exchange for Davis Bertans and Spencer Dinwiddie. “I felt it because I was aware that we were not going in the expected direction in Dallas. Changes were needed. »
Even if the Wizards do not take off this season, with 11 wins for 13 losses, Porzingis explains that he is happy in Washington, when he could become free in six months, if he decides not to activate his option for the 2023 season. 2024.
“I love this franchise and the people in this franchise,” he declares. “I love playing with Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma and the others. You never know what tomorrow brings, but I love being here and hope to stay for the long haul. »
| Kristaps Porzingis | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | NYK | 72 | 28 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 83.8 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| 2016-17 | NYK | 66 | 33 | 45.0 | 35.7 | 78.6 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| 2017-18 | NYK | 48 | 32 | 43.9 | 39.5 | 79.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 22.7 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 57 | 32 | 42.7 | 35.2 | 79.9 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 43 | 31 | 47.6 | 37.6 | 85.5 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 51 | 29 | 45.9 | 31.0 | 86.7 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 20.2 |
| 2021-22 * | DAL | 34 | 30 | 45.1 | 28.3 | 86.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| 2021-22 * | WAS | 17 | 28 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 87.1 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 22.1 |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 23 | 33 | 46.8 | 35.6 | 79.5 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| Total | 357 | 31 | 44.5 | 35.5 | 82.0 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 19.0 | |
