When news broke that the New York Knicks were floating Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis around on the trade market midway through last season, the San Antonio Spurs were one of the first teams to be linked with the recovering big man. His shooting and rim protection would be invaluable to the team as currently constructed, but questions of immoral character and injury concern spread throughout the national media and San Antonio instead opted to stay the course.
Now, they’ll face the seven-footer four times through the 2019-20 regular season alongside 2019 Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic.