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New York Knicks: Evaluating the Kristaps Porzingis trade 14 months later

On Jan. 31, 2019, New York Knicks fans glared at the phone screens in shock as they learned that their hero, Kristaps Porzingis had been traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

Porzingis, along with guards Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke, and Courtney Lee, had just been dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, DeAndre Jordan, and a 2021 (unprotected) and 2023 (protected) first round pick.

Just over a year later, it’s time to look back each piece of this trade and through evaluation of their effectiveness on the team give them a personal rating.