Kristaps PorzingisGolden State Warriors · #7
Kristaps Porziņģis is a 7-foot-2 stretch-five and shot-blocker for the Golden State Warriors — 'The Unicorn,' a 2024 NBA champion, and a 2018 All-Star. The 4th pick in 2015 out of Latvia, he stretches the floor from center and protects the rim. He won the title with Boston, then was acquired by Golden State in a February 2026 trade.
Kristaps Porzingis — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Kristaps Porzingis stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Kristaps Porzingis — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Kristaps Porzingis
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Kristaps Porzingis career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 72 | 28.4 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .421 | .333 |
| 2016-17 | 66 | 32.8 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .450 | .357 |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 32.4 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .439 | .395 |
| 2019-20 | 57 | 31.8 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 1.8 | .427 | .352 |
| 2020-21 | 43 | 30.9 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 1.6 | .476 | .376 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 29.5 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 2.0 | .451 | .283 |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 32.6 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 2.7 | .498 | .385 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 29.6 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 2.0 | .516 | .375 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 28.8 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .483 | .412 |
| 2025-26 GSW | 17 | 24.3 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 2.7 | .457 | .360 |
| Career | 501 | 30.6 | 19.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Kristaps Porzingis
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A 7-foot-2 unicorn who shoots and blocks shots — the floor-spacing, rim-protecting big now with Golden State.
Turning pro
Drafted 4th overall, 2015 as a Center.
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The original 'unicorn' — a 7-foot-2 big who shoots and blocks shots, now spacing the floor for the Warriors.
Chapter
Born in Latvia and a teenage pro in Spain, Porziņģis was drafted 4th by the Knicks in 2015 and dubbed 'The Unicorn' by Kevin Durant.
Chapter
He made the 2018 All-Star team, overcame a torn ACL, and won the 2024 title with Boston.
Off the court
- Height
- 7' 2"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- Experience
- 11th Season
- NBA debut
- 2015
- Draft
- 4th overall, 2015
- Born
- Liepāja, Latvia
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #7
Porziņģis carries the pride of Latvian basketball — the son of a semi-pro father and a national-team mother, mentored by his older brother Jānis, and shaped by tragedy (a brother, Toms, died in infancy). A polyglot who speaks Latvian, Spanish, and English and an avid gamer, he's one of the most recognizable European stars of his generation.
His identity is the original 'unicorn' — a true center who shoots from deep and protects the rim, a combination that reshaped ideas about the position. Health has been the recurring theme of his career, including a 2025 POTS diagnosis, but when available he's a matchup nightmare who spaces the floor and anchors the paint, exactly what Golden State's system can exploit around Curry.
A skilled 7-foot-2 stretch-five and shot-blocker — the original 'unicorn,' a floor-spacing rim protector.
Kristaps Porzingis — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Kristaps Porzingis, answered.
