ORLANDO -- Their engagement was sudden and unexpected. Shocking, actually, even by NBA standards.
Kristaps Porzingis awoke on Jan. 31 knowing that his four-year marriage to the Knicks was on the rocks. That morning he asked for a divorce and within an hour he was engaged to wed the Mavericks. No courtship. Not even a peck on the cheek.
Even now we can't classify player and franchise as married because the 7-foot-3 Porzingis is rehabbing his left knee. His contract will expire, on June 30, before this union can be consummated by him appearing in a game or, more than likely, even a practice.