The NBA's rookie class of 2015 is off to a strong start, but no first-year player has seen a more dramatic turnaround in his personal stock than Kristaps Porzingis.
Those same New York Knicks fans who booed him on draft day are now cheering his every jumper, dribble and putback slam at Madison Square Garden.
Carmelo Anthony, who was reportedly upset with Phil Jackson's decision to select the 7'3" Latvian sensation, is now singing the praises of both Porzingis and the New York front office, via ESPN.com's Ian Begley:
Where once Knicks assistant Kurt Rambis wondered aloud whether it might be best to bring the Zinger off the bench, now New York can't keep him out of the starting five.
Even folks without direct ties to the Knicks organization are taking notice. Magic Johnson is high on the so-called Porzingawd:
So is former Grantlander Jason Concepcion:
And none other than the New York Daily News' Frank Isola:
In some respects, it's hard not to get excited about a newcomer who does things ...
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