Kristaps Porzingis is a Latvian basketball player signed with the Boston Celtics in the NBA as of March 2025. Porzingis’ professional career started in Europe with the Spanish club Sevilla, where he won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in 2015. This led the New York Knicks to draft him in the 2015 NBA draft with the fourth overall pick. The 7 foot 3 inches power forward/center blocked 903 shots and grabbed 3,854 in his career as of March 27, 2025. His unique combination of talents earned him nicknames like "Porzingod'' and “Unicorn”.
In June 2023, Porzingis signed with the Boston Celtics and won his first-ever NBA ring in 2024 as of March 2025. He was named the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. Porzingis was named the EuroCup Rising Star in 2015 and the EuroBasket Blocks Leader in 2017. Additionally, he was named the ACB All-Young Players Team in 2014 and 2015.
Kristaps Porzingis Shoe Size
Porzingis wears 16 US/49 EU (12.75 inches/ 32.17 cm approx.).
Kristaps Porzingis Sneakers
In 2016, Porzingis signed a contract with Adidas. He doesn’t have a dedicated sneaker line of his name from Adidas, but he has always been seen rocking Adidas sneakers. Some of his favorite Adidas basketball shoes include the Adidas Crazy Explosive 2017, Adidas Pro Boost, Adidas Exhibit A, and Adidas Pro Boost Mid. In the 2023-23 NBA season, Porzingis was predominantly seen wearing the Adidas Dame 8. As of March 27, 2025 he played his last game on March 24, 2025, against Sacramento Kings, where he wore Adidas BYW Select as per Kix Stats.
FAQs on Kristaps Porzingis
A. Kristaps Porzingis has reached the NBA playoffs four times in his career — 2020, 2021, 2024, and 2025 as of March 2025.
A. Kristaps Porzingis was born on August 2, 1995 in Liepaja, Latvia.
A. Kristaps Porzingis is 7 feet 3 inches (221 cm) tall.
A. Kristaps Porzingis plays the power forward and center positions.
