He is currently averaging 20/6/2 with 1.3 blocks on 11 FGA per game with shooting splits of 56/40/83. Among players with more than 75 field goals attempted, which is currently the top 137 players in the NBA, he is currently leading the league with a 69% TS. Not to mention, both him and the Jays along with Jrue have great chemistry and they have been abusing smaller defenders on the post through mismatch or KP would find JB through a back door cut or when he is double teamed, he would find the right pass for a wide open 3. His passing has been impressive even tho he doesn’t generate a lot of assists.
Source : https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/kristaps-porzingis-stats
He is shooting 67% from 2PA, up from his 50% career average.
Being a roller with the Jays or just posting up mismatches has made him an assassin.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/highest-true-shooting-percentage-in-the-league-this-year
He’s 7th in the league,not 1st. Impressive for sure, but the title is totally wrong. In fact he isn’t even 1st on his own team.
Porzingis as a team’s fourth best player is wild. The Celtics have a stacked starting 5
He’s their 2nd best player, media will tell you he’s 4th but stats don’t lie
he’s their 2nd best player, not 4th best.
I agree with this.
Bare minimum 3rd best.
But theres no pressure of needing to be 2nd best player. This was best decision ever for KPs career.
Why doesn’t every star just play with 3-4 other stars, are they stupid?
Their off season was crazy to me. They were already a contending team, but adding KP for Smart was a huge upgrade, and then they also added Jrue. Insane improvement in just one off-season for an already contending team.
He needs to rebound better though. I’m watching him on the Celtics and he’s terrible on the boards.
Every single game I think to myself, “man, KP has been underutilized tonight”
Super effecient 17.
I love how we have 4 awesome but largely quite reserved players and then JB dunking and flexing constantly.
I love how we have 4 awesome but largely quite reserved players
Took me way too long to figure out wtf you were saying
JB has been a human highlight reel this year
Tried to get Mitchell Robinson too last night but it wasn’t meant to be
His barber has a great eye too. The lines are so perfectly curved and even.
I love his hairline. This man always looks so fresh lol
Timberwolves defense still shut him down tho 👀
In the 3 Celtics games I’ve watched he has been their most impactful player. I miss him in NY
My boy Cason Wallace has a 77% TS. Get this man more shots!
Boston sure is fun to watch this season. Losing smart stung, but getting Jrue and KP was nasty.
For real can’t believe they got better even after losing some of their key players. Their new big 3 is hella scary with the addition of KP and Jrue.
I notice that Porzingis has cut down significantly on mid-range shots (which he always converted at a decent rate rate) this season.
Prior to this year, 30.08% of Porzingis’ career total FGA were from the 10FT-3PT range, and he shot .427 on those attempts. This season, just 11.54% of his FGA are coming in that range, and he’s shooting .417 on those attempts.
Doesn’t need to, he gets a lot of open looks on 3s when he screens for the Jays and then he gets easy shots at the rim on mismatches or lobs or dump offs, easy eating. I think in his previous situations, he was the #1 guy (#2 in Dallas, I guess debatable with the Wiz but I think he’s better than Beal). He had a weak inside game and if the play broke down, he’d take that shot. Now? If the play breaks down, it’s usually Tatum or Brown taking that contested shot.
I thought the Celtics fucked up giving up Williams for porzingis smh boy was I wrong
Smart but yeah, same difference
It’s kind of funny we traded our PG for a C, and then our C for a PG. So I could see why people would assume it was the other way.
Thank God for Milwaukee… I loved Malcolm, but him, White, and PP doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as what we ended up with.
That was such a gift from the Bucks. Manna from heaven.
Alternate timeline where the Bucks don’t trade for Dame and they are better and we are worse. I wonder if they regret the deal. Too early to tell probably, but us getting Jrue was a hilariously bad outcome for them.
Kristaps has been great but it’s so weird to me that a 7 footer who plays significant minutes averages less rebounds than some guards around the league.
Cause he often stands around the perimeter to space the floor. It’s positioning.
That is part of it but the Knicks big men tonight clearly hustled for boards more than Porzingis does. I’m fine with it because if Porzingis bangs too much down low he’ll most likely get hurt. But he’s not necessarily an elite rebounding talent, and I think the Celtics may struggle a little bit against dominant physical big men.
So glad to see him prosper on the Celtics. After watching him perform last year on the Wizards for a full healthy season I knew he would be a beast on a contender.
I’m so happy for him. I wish he could have stayed healthy when he played for us. Luka and KP just didn’t have enough consistent time together to build chemistry. There was flashes but it’s hard when they didn’t even play a full single season together.
KP on a team where he’s not relied on to be the superstar or even the second best player on any given night is the best situation for him and dangerous for the league. When your defense gameplans for KP then he can be limited. When your defense has to gameplan for Tatum / Brown then KP is going to be a major problem. He’ll torch the 3rd best defender and get perfect mismatches and will produce at a super efficient rate.
What a great situation for him. Please basketball gods keep this man healthy it’s a better league with him playing in it.
At the Kristaps…the Kristaps Porzingisssss
(Sung to the tune of coco cabana)