Your guys Mudiay or Jokic didn't win 2 consecutive Rookie of the Month awards like Porzingis has done which shows he's getting recognition from others besides NY media and Knicks fans.
I'm not predicting what Mudiay's ceiling is going to be because I thought Curry was going to be a bust when he was going through those ankle injuries like Mudiay is going through now, but as of right now Porzingis is better. His numbers prove that and he's getting recognition for it from the league.
Mudiay is shooting 31.2% from the field and 25% from 3-point land & 68.2% from the FT line... KP is shooting 42.4% & 33.6% & 86.7 respectively...
PORZ is 7"3' and is clearly the better shooter. Just look at that FT disparity... Getting a free shot 10-feet from the basket and KP is elite while EM way below avg.
KP is 7th in the NBA in blocked shots... He's tied with Bosh, Vucevic, D-Green for 18th in NBA in double doubles (14).
EM has a 5:4 assist:to ratio...
EM is hurt now. He was hurt last year too, in his first professional stint in China.
I don't care if some yahoo watched every minute of each game he has played in DEN... PORZ is clearly the better player this year. What the future holds? Who knows... But the NBA is replete and littered with athletic guards who can drive and dish, penetrate and pass... How many guys like Davis, Bosh, Dirk, Gasol, KP?
Unfortunately, NYK don't have a guard... But... That doesn't mean I would throw KP back and grab EM if I had a re-do.
Not sure why we are even discussing this? I get that some people hated the pick based on ignorance (he was white, euro, skinny, in a funny suite, never saw him play)... But after nearly a half a season... To still doubt? Man... Some should return and live in the moment... Real estate on planet delusional is skyrocketing.