It’s not on me.
That was coach David Fizdale’s claim the day after Kristaps Porzingis expressed dissatisfaction with the direction and culture of the Knicks and wouldn’t give the franchise a long-term commitment.
That precipitated Knicks president Steve Mills to cut his losses, ship Porzingis to Dallas and to open up two max-salary slots before Thursday’s trade deadline.
Fizdale said too much past baggage existed for Porzingis to commit to the long-term future, but the Knicks coach won’t blame it on the team’s league-worst, rock-bottom 10-40 record entering Friday’s game against the Celtics. He said he and Porzingis “left it in a great place’’ when the spoke on the phone.