Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kristaps Porzingis was born on August 2, 1995, in Liepāja, Latvia. He is a forward/center in the NBA.

He is one of the tallest active players in the NBA, standing at 7ft 3in tall.

Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his professional career with EuroLeague team Sevilla in 2012. Porziņģis quickly rose through the team's youth ranks and became the figurehead of the senior team by 2013. He subsequently won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in 2015, where, at age 18, he became the youngest ever recipient of the award. The following summer, he declared for the NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the New York Knicks.

In New York, Porziņģis shone as the team's star, but, eventually was traded to Dallas in 2019.

On 10 February 2022, the Mavericks traded Porziņģis and a protected 2022 second-round pick to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie and Dāvis Bertāns.

Porziņģis is a football fan and supports his hometown team FK Liepāja, as well as Real Madrid and former club Sevilla. He is also an avid fan of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which he plays regularly.

He was traded to the Boston Celtics following the 2022-23 season.