Kristaps Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis is a basketball player. Kristaps Porzingis played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Porzingis started his professional career in 2012 with Sevilla of the Euro League.

He went on to become the youngest winner of the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in 2015 at the age of 18.

The New York Knicks selected Kristaps fourth overall when he declared for the NBA draft the following summer.

Childhood & Family

Kristaps Porzingis was born on 2 August 1995, in Liepāja, Latvia.

Kristaps’ parents were basketball players. Before he became a bus driver, his father, Tlis, was a semi-professional athlete.

Ingrda, his mother, also used to play basketball for the Latvian women’s junior national team.

In a similar vein, Marti, who is over fifteen years older than his younger sibling, was a dedicated player as well. Kristaps’s older brother Janis also played professionally.

Net Worth & Earnings

Kristaps Porzingis’s net worth is projected to be $6 million.

The majority of the Latvian player’s net worth is comprised on his salary and several endorsements.

Porzingis also signed a five-year, $158,253,000 contract with the Dallas Mavericks, with a guaranteed minimum of $158,253,000 and an average yearly salary of $31,650,600.

With a cap hit of $31,650,600 and a dead cap value of $31,650,600, Porzingis’ base salary in 2021–22 will be $31,650,600.

Additionally, Kristaps signed the highest-paying contract for a European player, a shoe deal with Adidas in October 2016. After playing his first season for Nike, he changed to Adidas.

Facts of Kristaps Porzingis

Early Career

Following in his parents’ footsteps, Porziis started playing basketball at the age of six.

He used to go to offseason training sessions with his older brother Janis, a professional soccer player in Europe when he was 12 years old.

Up until the age of 15, he participated in youth league play with BK Liepjas Lauvas, the most well-known team in Liepaja, the city where he was born.

Around this time, teams in Spain and Italy received a video of him from a Latvian agency.

In an effort to entice international talent for its young squads, Baloncesto Sevilla, a club with a professional team competing in Spain’s Liga ACB, contacted Porziis for a tryout in 2010.

Because of his anemia, Porziis had fewer red blood cells than normal. This led to exhaustion, breathlessness, and an inability to exercise.

Nevertheless, he gradually became better and improved his game.

Kristaps struggled to master the language in Seville in addition to his physical problems. He was reluctant to try out again because of this.

During his first season on the junior team, the youngster had trouble connecting with the coaching staff and his teammates, and because of his health issues, he was usually exhausted.

Years as a Novice

On January 4, 2012, Kristaps made his team’s debut against a Barcelona team, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Alexander Zhigulin, who later entered and later left the 2015 NBA draft, led the opposition squad.

Sevilla, on the other side, suffered a crushing 56–75 loss. The Nike International Junior Tournament was preceded by the Ciutat de L’Hospitalet competition, which included this game (NIJT).

He had a personal best on January 5 when he scored 16 points for the young Spars Sarajevo team, helping Sevilla defeat their opponents by 8 points.

The athlete finished the competition with an average of 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks. He participated in the same match again with the Sevilla junior team in early 2013.

He also had 15 points and 6 rebounds against Union Olimpija on January 4.

Additionally, on January 6, he finished the team’s competition against the youthful Real Madrid team with 24 points and 11 rebounds. The player made five three-pointers as well.

In his second season, Kristaps was more effective, averaging 16.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks while shooting.481 from beyond the arc. His last year competing in Sevilla’s youth divisions was this one.

Professional Career

On July 31, 2019, Dallas acquired Kristaps from New York in a sensational seven-player transaction.

The athlete averaged 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 31.2 minutes per game for New York and Dallas in 243 games (242 starts).

After beginning his professional career with Spain’s Cajasol Seville, Kristaps was selected by New York as the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

He was chosen for the Knicks’ NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2015–16.

The youngster came in second place behind Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns in the vote for the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

With 100 or more 3-pointers made and 100 or more shots blocked in a season as a 21-year-old in 2016–17, Kristaps is one of only three players in NBA history who are 22 years old or younger.

He received an All-Star nomination in 2018. Kristaps, however, was unable to participate owing to injuries.

The week’s player

In his career, Kristaps has received two Player of the Week awards. For the first time, from October 30 to November 5, 2017, the Eastern Conference POW was held.

The second round, from February 24 to March 1, 2020, was in the Western Conference POW.

With more than 400 made 3-pointers and 400 or more blocks in 2019–20, the Latvian player established himself as the NBA’s fastest player.

He was one of only five players in league history to record at least 4,000 points, 1,500 rebounds, 400 made 3-pointers, and 400 blocks before the age of 25.

LeBron James, Towns, Kevin Durant, and Tracy McGrady are the other athletes to accomplish the accomplishment.

In addition, Kristaps is the only player in NBA history to have played in at least two games with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks, and five 3-pointers.

Relationship Status

Currently, Laura Vizla and Kristaps Porzingis are dating. They have not yet gotten married. They do, however, genuinely love one another.

They both have no problem sharing each other’s photos on social media.

On September 25, 2021, the footballer posted a photo on Instagram with a red heart symbol, revealing their relationship to the world.

Kristaps is renowned for speaking multiple languages in addition to being a fantastic player.

After two seasons in Spain and nearly two years in Seville, the footballer was able to speak Spanish considerably more fluently. Additionally, Kristaps speaks three languages fluently, including English.

Rape allegations against Kristaps

A woman accused Kristaps of raping her at the Sky building in February 2018 just hours after he tore his ACL, it was revealed in March 2019.

Authorities claim that the woman delayed coming forward for more than a year because she talked about obtaining a $68,000 payment from Porziis in exchange for keeping quiet.

Kristaps’ attorney, Roland G. Riopelle, publicly denied the charge, claiming he had already reported it to federal authorities as a result of the “accuser’s extortionate demands.”

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Body Dimensions

At 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 meters), Kristaps Porzingis is one of the NBA’s tallest players who can play both power forward and center.

The player is 109 kg in weight as well. Kristaps’ other physical characteristics are unfortunately unknown.

To keep up his active lifestyle, the footballer works out frequently. Kristaps also has attractive features, such as light brown hair and brown eyes.

Social Media

He has 1.5 million followers on Instagram and 375.7k followers on Twitter.