“There’s a reason they call him The Unicorn, Kristaps Porzingis is a hell of a player”: Kyle Kuzma is excited to play alongside the 7’3 Latvian as he scores 25 points in Wizards debut

Akash Murty | 07/03/2022
"There's a reason they call him The Unicorn, Kristaps Porzingis is a hell of a player": Kyle Kuzma is excited to play alongside the 7'3 Latvian as he scores 25 points in Wizards debut

Kristaps Porzingis made his debut for the Wizards and went his vintage self to show why he is “The Unicorn”.

One of the biggest shockers of the mid-season trade last month was the Dallas Mavericks choosing to send Kristaps Porzingis to the Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans.

As both Dinwiddie and Bertans struggled to find their footing in Washington this season, it didn’t make much sense. But the former Nets point guard has scored at an average of over 22 points for Mavs, helping them to a 5-1 record since his debut.

Meanwhile, Porzingis was still due to suit up for the Wizards. There were talks of shutting KP for the rest of the season, but the 2018 All-Star finally made his debut for his new ball club on Sunday.

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Kristaps Porzingis amazes NBA Twitter on his debut

As the Washington Wizards took on the Indiana Pacers in the Capital One Arena, The Unicorn was in the starting lineup after missing 14-games of action in total for both his present and former clubs due to knee injury.

His minutes were restricted, but that couldn’t stop him from putting up 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks in just over 21 minutes of action. He went 7/12 from the field and 3/4 from downtown helping Wizards to get a win with a scoreline of 133-123.

Kyle Kuzma and NBA Twitter did not forget to shower KP with praises after the game.

 

Bradley Beal joined the party as well.

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Having a 29-34 record and sitting at 11th in the East, the Wizards would look to finish the season strong. With 19 games remaining and KP at their helm, they would want to finish at least one spot above where they are now.

 

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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