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Message: [QUOTE="superjohn, post: 1937844, member: 1522"] I remember watching that draft at a bar with friends. I was telling anyone in the bar who would listen that the Knicks had to take Porzingis but as a long suffering Knicks fan who has seen them draft Freddie Weiss, Balkman, Jordan Hill, Jerrod Mustaf etc. I had very little confidence. When Porzingis was drafted we all did a celebratory shot and I did a little dance. I somehow convinced my friends that Porzingis had a chance to be special even though I wasn't exactly sure or convinced. What I did know is that he had a million times more upside than Mudiay or Winslow or any other guy the Knicks settled on in the past 15 plus years. I thought he had a chance to be great but it would happen further down the road. Turns out the kid is way more of a freak than I even expected. Right now he does things on the court I've never seen someone that height do and he's still like Bambi figuring it all out. 7'3 dudes are not supposed to move like him, handle like him, shoot threes like they are layups and he throws the bogus "Europeans aren't tough" label right out the window. He's already my favorite player in the league. The Knicks have been so depressing for so long that I just assumed they would never have one of those superstar transcendent type players that other teams have been fortunate enough in having. Porzingis is already damn good (all-star) and can be one of those transcendent guys down the road. [/QUOTE]