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Can a unicorn have doppelgängers?

Someone 7-3 with perimeter skills is somewhat rare in basketball history, and so Kristaps Porzingis got dubbed The Unicorn.

While I’d argue he was getting overrated early in his career — those unicorn skills didn’t translate into efficient, winning basketball — he’s probably underrated at this point in his career.

Like a unicorn, he’s fairly unique in NBA history. His closest non-himself comps are about as similar as the 15-20th most similar for most players.

Also like a unicorn, he’s not seen as often as his teams would like. The last time he played 60 or more games in a season was 2016-17, when he was 21 years old.