Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry woke up to the hardest job in sports Wednesday. “The Franchise’’ has a torn ACL, imperiling the franchise’s future, perhaps wasting a full year of progress. So much of this rebuild was based on the 7-3 lanky Latvian turning into a superstar and getting stronger this summer with a massive workout plan they could finally supervise.
The only glimmer of hope is the medical staff calls the 22-year-old Porzingis “The Lizard” because he’s a fast healer.
Their plan of building around Porzingis is expected to still be intact — even if his ACL is not.