OKLAHOMA CITY — Carmelo Anthony prefers to call Kristaps Porzingis “Rook,’’ but says “KP’’ as a nickname is just fine.
Last season in Spain, Porzingis went by “Zinger,’’ a nickname given to him by his coach, Scott Roth. But that hasn’t been a thing in the NBA.
Porzingis declared the day after the draft he didn’t like the “Zinger’’ nickname.
Knicks team president Phil Jackson unveiled a new one — “KP’’ — and the rookie has been called that by the entire team since training camp. MSG Network even has referred to him as KP6, a play on Chris Paul’s “CP3” nickname.