The first impression of Kristaps Porzingis remains indelible for Tim Shea, the former Knicks European scout who still lives in Spain. And it wasn’t his height.
It occurred three years ago — Porzingis’ first season with Sevilla (in Spain’s top-tier league) — before a road game in Santiago. “You always want the first impression to be a positive impression and he comes out of the locker room to warm up with the rest of the team, about eight other guys, during pre-official warm-ups,’’ Shea recalled Sunday in a phone interview from Barcelona.
“As soon as he came out, the whole team was happy to see him, gathered around him, started talking to him.