We are super psyched to welcome in JJ’s former teammate and current member of The Boston Celtics. In this interview, KP opens up about a lot of things so be sure to tune in. We’ll get right into it!
Topics include: JJ breaks down the play of Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Then we welcome in Kristaps Porzingis to talk about the card games he and JJ used to play on The Dallas Mavericks. Then KP talks about his growth with The Washington Wizards and his improved defense, why he’s excited to be a part of this Boston Celtics team and why he feels things didn’t work out with Luka Doncic and The Dallas Mavericks. He then recounts the Mavs / Clippers series in which Rick Carlisle told him to stand in the corner and how these moments helped with his growth and maturity as a professional athlete. He then talks about growing up in Latvia and getting drafted by The New York Knicks and knowing that he would get hate on draft night. He obviously talks about Tingus Pingus too. He then gets into the rocky leadership during his time and why he regrets asking for a trade. And finally KP talks about playing with guys like Al Horford, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Let’s go!
0:00 Intro
1:23 JJ breaks down the play of Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA In-Season Tournament
7:14 Kristaps Porzingis joins the show
8:35 Why he chose Boston and first impressions of the Celtics
17:41 KP’s improved offense and defense, and year in Washington
23:51 Luka and his time in Dallas
33:30 KP’s pre-NBA career
39:39 Getting drafted to the Knicks and his Knicks career
46:29 The Knicks trade: What happened?
50:05 Playing for a title, Al Horford, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum
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Shoutout KP for opening up. Also, the live premiere chat was a trip lol. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to our channel if you haven't already.
Funny, back during that draft I said that the Celtics should trade up to take Tyrese Haliburton. Thought he had a ton of potential to not just be a great offensive guard, but also a solid defender in Boston's system at the time, while also fitting neatly into the timeline of the Jays and Robert Williams (this was when we were still hoping Timelord could have a healthy season).
Halliburton for MIP !!!!
KP is very well spoken. Fun times listening to his perspective.
Youāve literally interviewed every player on Celtics accept Jaylen. Just say you donāt like him. š too black for you huh? Nothing worse than a bias ājournalistā
Surprised he didnt mention the presence of his older brother when they talk about New York stuff. His brother was a professional player in Europe before KP got to the NBA. They lived together in New York for some time. When he says "I just didnt care", it was 100% the calming presence of his older brother, the advice and so on. Its impossible otherwise to deal with that stuff alone and not go crazy from spotlight when you are that young.
Love the podcast and glad to see KP come on, though I still wish JJ had joined the Celtics staff.
Awesome interview..KP will be the piece to get Celtics to that next level …as long as he's healthy ..
I so wanted him to work out in Dallas. He was injured and couldn't get back to his old form. Carlisle was the exact wrong coach for him and Luka too.
Youāre with us now! Celtics Pride!
My favorite sports podcast hands down. I would love to meet JJ out here in Brooklyn one day!
Going from Luka ball to playing with Tatum can change your life!
Paldies par Ŕo sarunu, JJ!
I loved this line of questioning, I feel like he held back a lot on his answers. I understand though, no need stirring the pot or saying something negative, when itās all in the past. I feel like the Knicks did him wrong, I am lifetime Knicks fan, and I wish it wouldāve worked out with him. Couldāve built around his skillset.
From games I watched, the Mavs offense was very poorly designed for Pingus to thrive. There was a lot of standing around on the perimeter with lack of ball movement or movement without the ball. Luca was very ball dominate and would often iso deep into the shot clock. Pingus was a bit of a bail out option. When young Luka didnt find a shot he's often pass to KP with like 2 seconds on the shot clock. I can see it being fruatrating standing wide open for 20 seconds then finally getting the ball and being forced to shoot before a shot clock violation. Obviously this wasnt most plays, but it was too many. They also didnt trust KP to post up or on the pick and roll often. I don't know how much was KPs fault and how much the coach or Luka. Perimeter big men seem to have trouble thriving in Dallas for whatever reason. They are better off with defensive minded, close to the basket scorers. Someone who will play physical and be content getting 3 shots somenights and 12 other nights. Luka is a special sort of player that I think would be at his best with a team of highly skilled supporting cast. He doesn't need another superstar being ball dominate, he is the offense whether through his scoring or playmaking ability. Their second highest paid player should either be an elite defensive bigman or an elite defensive wing who can drive and finish well. I could be totally wrong though, who knows with the Mavs. Kyrie is great but I just feel like the defensive fit with him and Luka on the floor isnt great. Kyrie thrives being ball dominate and really getting into the flow of his game with the ball in his hands. Maybe they'll work things out in Dallas but they don't seem like a contender to me at all right now.
KP is him. You can tell in the games heās been out the Celtics are the same team who canāt get over the hump. With him, they are unstoppable.
I like the chemistry on the court so far between KP and JB. Both seem to know where the other is at, a lot of good backdoor cuts and lobs. Looking forward to seeing that grow throughout the season. Stay healthy KP!
KPās immaturity and ego was his biggest enemy. Nice to see him grow.
As a Boston fan. I needed this dude. Heās such a fun guy
Luka is hard to play with. Holds the ball ALOT.
Lot of Celtics players hoping on podcasts this year, Iām loving it
Love the content, but man can we get some Laker guys on here? Seems like we get guys from every team except the Lakers šššš
im so happy jj brought up āTingus Pingusā š¤£š¤£š¤£
this dude sucked as a player now as a broadcaster! white privileged
One of my NY players sucks he got hurt. Couldāve saved Knick basketball
TINGUS PINGUS
JJ WE NEED AN RJ & LBJ EPISODE š YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW COMICAL THAT WOULD BE
Thingis Pingis
surprised the knicks traded kp just like that
s/o richieee