Team president Steve Mills says Kristaps Porzingis gave the team an ultimatum and threatened to return to Europe if he wasn't dealt.
CLOSECONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREThe New York Knicks are a mess, and unless they strike gold in the draft and free agency this summer, that may not change very soon.Team president Steve Mills says Kristaps Porzingis — the budding superstar who was once viewed as a franchise cornerstone before being traded to Dallas in January — gave the team an ultimatum and threatened to return to Europe if he wasn't dealt.
Interesting new information on the Porzingis trade from today’s JPM speaker event with Scott Perry and Steve MillsScott and Steve had trade offers lined up dating back to last September pic.twitter.com/JGp1EQQrUV "Fortunately for us ... we had a number of deals lined up, and we could start the trade calls as soon as he walked out of the office," Mills said.
As for the Knicks? They're confident the franchise is on the right path. They have the No. 3 pick in June's draft as well as cap space to try and lure one or two stars to town in free agency.
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