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Knicks sending assistant coach to monitor Kristaps Porzingis with Latvian National Team

Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t able to avoid the Knicks forever. The front office will be wedging all-around good guy and Rebecca Haarlow sideline interview googly-eyer, Joshua Longstaff, to train with the Latvian National Team for this summer’s EuroBasket. Here’s David Pick with the day’s particulars:

Source: To appease Knicks front office, trainer Joshua Longstaff will join the Latvian NT for EuroBasket to work with Kristaps Porzingis.

— David Pick (@IAmDPick) April 26, 2017

Longstaff was an Oklahoma City ex-pat that came to town with the Derek Fisher regime. He looks short, which probably means he’s about average height.