New York Knicks: 5 goals for Kristaps Porzingis in 2017-18
By Randy Porga
2. Keep them guessing on offense
Kristaps Porzingis is a hybrid versatile player that only comes around every so often in today’s NBA. He stands at 7’3″ and can frustrate opponents from the inside, outside and is even solid at handling the ball where most players his size normally have difficulty with simple dribbling.
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On average, Kristaps Porzingis shoots 13.7 feet from the basket over his career. A more detailed of breakdown of his shot selection is that 21.1 percent of his attempts come from within three feet of the basket, but also 18.2 percent of his attempts fall between 10-16 feet of the basket. Not only is he efficient from all areas of the court, but he has proven comfortable when reviewing his shot selection.
While he can use improvement still from the 3-point line, he should consider attempts more often from the corner. Last year only 11.1 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc came from the corner, but he nailed 42.9 percent of those shots.
He has shown improvement on his ability to draw fouls too. He played six fewer games than he had in his rookie year, but he drew a total of 21 more fouls. Porzingis struggles on his part of committing fouls on defense, but he should at least cause a frustrating amount for his opponents as well given his size and potential dominance inside.
If Kristaps Porzingis continues to expand his range and remain effective on the inside, it makes him that much harder to defend night in and night out.