Kristaps Porzingis impressed on the stat sheet in EuroBasket competition, averaging 20.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks while shooting 66.7% on two pointers in an impressive 27 minutes a night.
But Porzingis's stat line was misleading, according to Brian Windhorst's trusted scouts. Windhorst, in his usual cautious tone, warned that he "wouldn't say the scouts came home raving about how Porzingis looked." He qualified this statement with the disclaimer that this was not his opinion, but he's "trusting the pros on that."
Still, Porzingis's subpar performance is noteworthy. To American basketball fans, it can be difficult to gauge a European player's performance in international play.