When Kristaps Porzingis was chosen with the number four pick overall by the New York Knicks, every New Yorker from Michael Rapaport to Stephen A. Smith hated the selection. And it seemed the team’s best player, Carmelo Anthony appeared lukewarm with the decision.
Since then, Porzingis seems to be hitting all the right notes. He handled himself well in the post selection interview about the Knicks booing his selection. After that he hit us with a rap to Chamillionaire’s classic, “Ridin.”
And now we are blessed with this.
A rap video to end all rap videos about the rookie. The song is by the Latvian rap group Transleiteris, whose catalog includes songs mixing pieces of The Lonely Island and popular techno. So, yes, you should be listening to them right now. Even if we have no idea what they are saying or what’s going on in the video. That beat though.
And not to be a conspiracy theorist, but notice how the Knicks began landing free agents after Porzingis’ rendition of “Ridin.” Yes, of course it’s New York and the Knicks and they had cap space coming out the ears, but really it was all Porzingis.
Kristaps Porzingis is quickly becoming a national treasure.
