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Kristaps Porzingis's ex-coach on his weight gain & the state of his game

Call it the Kristaps 5K.

The New York Post's Marc Berman says rookie Kristaps Porzingis told his former Sevilla coach Audie Norris he's gained five kilograms (11 pounds) in five weeks on the Knicks' weight-training program. No details on what this program consists of, but it's fair to guess it's less mazsu0101lu012bts lasis and ku0101postu tu012bteu0146i and more buljona pu012bru0101dziu0146i and biezpienmaize. His draft-night weight was listed at 233 pounds, so 11 more takes "Zinger" (Norris's nickname for him) to a sexy 244. Here's hoping Mike Breen punctuates Kristaps's buckets with an emphatic "ZING!