Overview

• Kristaps Porzingis says he feels “fantastic” after resting through June and has fully shaken off the post-viral syndrome that hampered his Celtics playoff run.
• He will don Latvian colors at EuroBasket 2025 before reporting to Atlanta for training camp ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.
• Porzingis views the Hawks’ less pressurized environment as a better fit than the championship-or-bust culture he faced in Boston.
• CBS Sports’ Brad Botkin and other analysts regard Atlanta’s low-cost trade for Porzingis as one of the offseason’s most underrated moves.
• With a $30.7 million expiring contract, Porzingis could provide a short-term boost as the Hawks aim to break through in the Eastern Conference.