Knicks’ long-shot new Porzingis: Phil Jackson meeting was ‘great’

Marc Berman
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:03:51 -0400

Arizona 7-footer Lauri Markkanen has never met Kristaps Porzingis. But the Finnish big man has texted him and spoken on the phone with him on multiple occasions. “We’ve talked about this process on text, phone, during the season,’’ the 20-year-old Markkanen said at Wednesday’s pre-draft press availability in Midtown. “Not in a while.’’ And certainly...