Phil Jackson is worried that his top pick Kristaps Porzingis “maybe the next Shawn Bradley.” Kristaps Porzingis disagrees.
In an interview with ESPN last month, Knicks President Phil Jackson said he worried that Porzingis maybe too tall, like Shawn Bradley. The 20 year-old forward from Latvia isn’t phased by Jackson’s comments, saying Phil is just trying to motivate him.
Kristaps Porzingis on Shawn Bradley comment: “That’s what Phil does to get guys to work hard. That fired me up. I’m not Shawn Bradley.”
— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) September 16, 2015
What I’m still trying to figure out is if Phil is worried that the guy he drafted fourth overall is the next Shawn Bradley, which I don’t think he is, why would you draft him? Think the Zen Master has “Zenned” himself out.
