"A few moments before 7-foot-2 Kristaps Porzingis lifted his new No. 7 Golden State jersey for the flashing cameras in downtown Los Angeles, the newest Warrior tried his hand at comedy. "Forty-eight minutes," Porzingis quipped when asked how much he expected to play per night. An hour before tipping off against the Luka Doncic-less Lakers in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the Warriors introduced Porzingis, their lone addition from the trade deadline."
"Dunleavy acknowledged Porzingis' lack of availability - he is expected to debut for the team after the All-Star break - while also taking a not-so-subtle shot at the departed Jonathan Kuminga. "There's no guarantees and no certainties, but with where he's at right now and where he's been we feel good about it," Dunleavy said. "On the other end of it, in terms of what we're sending out, we're sending out a player in a similar boat who struggled to stay on the floor." When asked about Kuminga directly, Dunleavy simply wished the young player well in Atlanta."
Kristaps Porzingis was acquired by the Golden State Warriors in a trade that sent Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to Atlanta. Porzingis has a lengthy injury and illness history, including Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and has played only 17 games this season and at least 60 games once in the past seven seasons. Porzingis averages 17.1 points per game and is a career 36% 3-point shooter, while advanced metrics rate him as an elite rim protector and high-impact player when available. Coach Steve Kerr and GM Mike Dunleavy expressed confidence in his potential contribution, and he is expected to debut after the All-Star break.
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