Kristaps Porzingis has gone on record as saying that he wants to train with Dirk Nowitzki next summer. While he trains with him, he’s hoping to pick up Nowitzki’s nearly-unstoppable signature move, according to Newsday’s Al Iannazzone:
They will try to get together after this season. Porzingis hopes to learn “a signature move” from Nowitzki, whose one-legged fadeaway jump shot has helped him score more than 29,000 points and win an NBA championship and league MVP award.
Nowitzki and Porzingis seem to have a great relationship forming:
“He said, ‘Whatever question you have, whatever you need, let me know, and if you want to work out during the summer, we can make that happen,’ ” Porzingis said.
“It was really nice of him to give back and to help young players from Europe like me to get to that next level. It meant a lot. It’s an honor that he reached out to me and gave me that opportunity. It just didn’t work out.”
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“I love the kid,” Nowitzki said. “I really wanted to train with him over the summer, but it didn’t work out. Hopefully we can do something next summer.”
