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Realistic Expectations for Kristaps Porzingis' Rookie Season with NY Knicks

In the days and weeks leading up to the NBA draft, nobody had any idea where president of basketball operations Phil Jackson would turn with the New York Knicks' fourth overall pick.

A proven college player, maybe, or possibly even a trade down—but if there was one certainty, it was that they'd steer clear of Kristaps Porzingis, the 19-year-old lanky project who was at least two years away from truly competing at the NBA level. With Carmelo Anthony entering his 13th season and Jackson himself at age 69, the Knicks would surely draft a more pro-ready prospect.