LAS VEGAS — Kristaps Porzingis may miss most or all of the coming season as he recovers from left knee surgery, but Knicks general manager Scott Perry and team president Steve Mills believe their cornerstone player will be a major lure for free agents in the summer of 2019 when they have salary cap space to add a max salary free agent.
In fact, Mills said Porzingis’ appeal became evident in the search that led to the hiring of coach David Fizdale. “When we were going through the coaching search, every candidate we interviewed wanted to have an opportunity to coach Kristaps,” Mills said.