Kristaps Porzingis tip-dunks his own miss

Nov 10, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) is congratulated by teammates as he comes out of the game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Knicks beat the Raptors 111-109. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Nov 10, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) looks on from the bench against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Knicks beat the Raptors 111-109. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Drafting in the NBA is far from an exact science, as we’ve seen countless times. Guys tabbed as “can’t miss” prospects are often, in fact, misses, while previously-unheralded guys can eventually prove to be hidden gems.

Kristaps Porzingis was a guy that could’ve easily gone either way. For every “next Dirk” comparison, there was a “just another soft Euro big” counterargument. We may be prone to a bit of hyperbole here at The Friendly Bounce from time to time, but I feel ready to declare that, about 40 games into his NBA career, Porzingis is already the greatest basketball player of all-time.

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In all seriousness, there’s no way a guy that stands 7’3″ should be able to make the play you’re about to see. Kristaps pump-fakes David West into retirement at the three-point line, easily dribbles his way into the lane, misses a floater, and then effortlessly cleans up his own mess (h/t @BBALLBREAKDOWN):

The speed with which Porzingis is able to recover and throw this one down is incredible. It couldn’t have taken any more than one full second for him to shoot and execute the putback jam off his own miss. That’s some Andrew Wiggins second jumpability, right there. It also shows the kind of respect the opposition has to show his three-point shot. He’s gonna be pretty good, you guys.

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