What country is Kristaps Porziņģis, the the current champion of the New York Knicks, from?
Kristaps Porziņģis Kristaps Porziņģis (] ; born August 2, 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft. Standing 7 ft , he plays the power forward and center positions. While being brought up in Liepāja, Latvia, Porziņģis started out his career with youth teams in his hometown before trying out and making the Baloncesto Sevilla youth squads. Following multiple years with the junior teams of Sevilla and representing them in Nike International Junior Tournaments, he was promoted to the senior squad. Porziņģis competed with the Latvia youth national team at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
Doug McDermott Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for Creighton University, he led the nation in scoring in 2013–14, was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He was the consensus national player of the year as a senior in 2014, and finished his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott entered the 2014 NBA draft, where he was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play two and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the Thunder in February 2017. McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach, Greg McDermott; Greg coached McDermott during his college career.