The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a trade with an eye on the future last season when they landed Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks. He did not play a game for the Mavs last season as he continued to recover from the torn left ACL he suffered in February of 2018 with the Knicks.
However, Mavs fans could get a look at Porzingis on the court in the coming weeks. Coach Rick Carlisle told reporters at Monday’s media day that Porzingis should play in one of the team’s coming preseason games. The Mavs open their preseason slate on Oct. 8 with a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Tulsa, Okla. and then face the Detroit Pistons on the road on Oct. 9.
“I would expect if everything goes well, you’ll see him in one of those (first two preseason) games,” Carlisle told reporters. Carlisle also told reporters that it is unlikely Porzingis will play in both of those first two preseason games.
“I feel great physically. I feel 100 percent,” Porzingis said Monday. “I actually feel better than I ever have.”
