Phil Jackson’s Lakers gloat: I warned you about Porzingis: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson claims he warned the Lakers they’d be sorry if they passed on Kristaps Porzingis at No. 2 in last June’s draft. The Lakers instead selected point guard D’Angelo Russell, who had an up-and-down rookie year. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis fell to the Knicks at No. 4 and finished runner-up in the Rookie of the Year voting. -- New York Post
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