HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

[Mavs2019]

Looks like Cuban can´t even win trades with the Knicks

What a reactionary take. 

First off, as knee injuries goes, a meniscus injury is as benign as they get. He will be recovered in 6 weeks at most. He will start to feel normal in 2-4 weeks. He freaking averaged 31 and 11 on a torn meniscus over 2 games. So please spare me the drivel. Furthermore, the play that it likely happened was when Zubac landed on KP's knee, so it wasn't like it was a non-contact injury. 

Thanks. I had no idea what a meniscus tear was.   

Of course the Mavs will say it was a contact injury. That´s called protecting your investment. Nobody can prove otherwise.

Nobody doubts his basketball talent either.

The track record for NBA players 7´3+ is well-documented and once they develop leg/foot injuries the writing is usually on the wall.

The normal recovery time for an ACL injury is 6-12 months. How long was Porzingis out? He was extra careful and then lasted 31 games before missing a month with right knee soreness. Another 10 games and he has a torn meniscus in the same knee.

At this stage Porzingis should play around 30 regular season games maximum, which makes reaching the play-offs without additional help a lot more difficult. Plus it goes against the competitive nature of the player and the head coach, but the Mavs should have known that, when making the trade and planned accordingly.

The Mavs task of building a championship roster around Luka just got a lot more difficult.