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Kristaps PorziņĖis of the Celtics: Story I was ‘falsely pushed’ to want my own team.

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Kristaps PorziņĢis of the Celtics: Story I Wanted My Own Team Was “Falsely

As one of the Boston Celtics’ many elite players, Kristaps Porziņģis is doing quite fine. He told reporters on Monday that the “narrative” that he wants his own team was “falsely pushed.”

“I never felt that way because today’s league is—other than [Denver Nuggets center Nikola] Jokic and [Philadelphia 76ers center Joel] Embiid, it’s a guard league,” Porziņģis said. The majority are diminutive forwards and guards. I therefore understood that playing alongside someone would be necessary if I wanted to win. And it never presented a problem for me He added: “It was always this narrative that was out there that—I think some of you guys that know me closer—know how I am. And of course when you’re younger, you’re a bit more cocky and arrogant. It’s just natural. You mature and get older and you understand things better. I never had a big issue at all.”

There were whispers in the early years of Porziņģis’ career when he played for the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks that he wouldn’t be happy if he wasn’t the team’s star player or if they didn’t think highly of him.

The Latvian player has joined forces with Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Jaylen Brown in Boston to create one of the league’s most elite teams.

After signing a two-year, $60 million contract deal with the Boston Celtics, PorziņĿis was acquired by the team in an offseason trade with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies. Would he have signed a contract extension with a club that already had huge talents like Tatum if he had wanted to be the face of an organization?