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Keidel: Is Porzingis The Long-Lost Answer For Knicks? It Sure Feels Like It

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As we approach Thanksgiving, the only holiday without a trace of religious or political allegiance, the theme is one we can all get with: gratitude.

And on the wholly American holiday, Knicks fans are feeling great gratitude for a foreign import.

Kristaps Porzingis, the long, lanky player who was flanked by way more boos than smiles the day he was drafted, has already become something of a local sensation, the basketball iteration of the “Dark Knight.” He’s tall enough to play center, has the range to play power forward, and the overall skills to play small forward.