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The Kristaps Porzingis Trade is All About Kevin Durant for the Knicks

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In a vacuum, the Knicks trading Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks in what is essentially a salary dump should be grounds for Adam Silver to shoot James Dolan into the far reaches of space. I mean, what the hell is New York’s front office thinking? Dennis Smith Jr. hasn’t shown for a second he can come anywhere close to being a cornerstone franchise player; Porzingis was playing at an MVP level before tearing his ACL. And yet those are the two headlining players in a trade that’s an incredible gamble for a Knicks front office that hasn’t quite proven it can stick to its own plans.