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Kerr Says Warriors Will Use Stretch Run to Court Porzingis Before Free Agency

Porzingis enters an evaluation window as an upcoming unrestricted free agent with Golden State holding his Bird rights.

Overview

  • Steve Kerr called Kristaps Porzingis “our guy” and said the team will use the remaining regular-season games to evaluate his fit with Stephen Curry and make its case for him to stay.
  • Porzingis scored 30 points with three blocks in Monday’s 125-117 win at Washington, snapping a five-game skid and marking Kerr’s 600th career coaching victory.
  • After playing one post-break game, Porzingis missed six contests with a mysterious illness, which reports have linked to possible POTS, underscoring ongoing availability concerns.
  • Porzingis said he is feeling better and was expected to play Wednesday in Boston in his first game there since leaving the Celtics, part of what Kerr dubbed a reunion tour of his former teams.
  • Golden State acquired Porzingis on February 4 from Atlanta for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, and the Warriors can exceed the cap to re-sign him this summer under his Bird rights.