Before the Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Washington Wizards, the last professional basketball game Kristaps Porzingis played was on February 6th, 2018. For those of us who aren’t the best at math, it’s been an incredibly long time since Porzingis played basketball with any real stakes.
Porzingis had an uneven pre-season; while he grabbed 9.5 rebounds a game, he shot just 39% from the floor while chipping in 16 points per game. He showed plenty of flashes, but clearly had a long way to go.