Charley Rosen's "Phil Files" are back, y'all. In Part 8 of the series, we're finally past all the losers and scumbags of 2014-15 and ready to discuss the winners Phil Jackson drafted to make America great again! (God, I have to stop reading Donald Trump quotes.)
Phil goes over a few of the old stories on how they first came across Kristaps Porzingis -- scouted by the reliably awesome Clarence Gaines, who sent Phil game tapes. He praises the kid's skillset, toughness and basketball IQ, but then brings up the dread Shawn Bradley comp:
"Like Shawn Bradley, who was nevertheless a pretty good player, KP might almost be too tall for the game.