HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

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Hollinger had an article on his tanking all stars today.  He mentions KP:


I don’t really understand why the Wizards are still risking a 7-foot-3 guy with a history of knee injuries in games that don’t mean anything, especially when winning them threatens to push them down as much as four spots in the draft. With Washington already eliminated, Porzingis played 32 minutes in Wednesday’s not-particularly-close loss to Atlanta on the second night of a back-to-back. That 32 figure appears to be a hard cap based on his usage in other games, but he’s played at least 23 minutes in 14 consecutive games, four of which were back-to-backs.
That said … Porzingis looks good. Really good! My concern that Dallas knew something about his knees that the Wizards didn’t appears to be overblown, because Porzingis has played at an All-Star level since arriving in D.C. He’s scored at least 14 points in every game as a Wizard, shot 36.7 percent from 3 after bizarrely not being able to make a triple in Dallas this year, and nearly doubled his career assist rate. His 27.8 PER and 60.6 true shooting percentage in Washington would both easily be career-highs if maintained for a full season.
Washington is 6-5 in its last 11 games, including wins over Dallas, Golden State and Minnesota, which should provide some optimism for next year once they inevitably overpay Bradley Beal to stay. I still think they should shut Porzingis down, but I can’t deny that his impressive play since the trade is a good omen for 2022-23.