Kristaps Porzingis’ role in the Mavericks’ offense would be unthinkable just a decade ago. Standing 7’3” with an even longer wingspan, Porzingis would have spent much of the aughts on the low block, banging bodies with the behemoths of a previous era. And even as the game has spaced beyond the three-point line over the last ten years, it would have felt criminal not to give Porzingis at least a few post touches per game early in the 2010s. Will the former Knicks’ star punish defenses down low in the 2020s? Not if Rick Carlisle has anything to say about it.
Kristaps Porzingis is the Newest Test Case in the NBA’s Evolution
