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Porzingis dreams of what Kyrie Irving would do for Knicks

Oh, what coulda been.

The Knicks face point guard Kyrie Irving on Tuesday for the first time since he had placed them on his wish list of destinations when he demanded a trade from the Cavaliers in August.

The Post reported the Cavaliers wouldn’t engage the Knicks in any trade talks unless they were willing to include Porzingis. At the time, they had no interest in Carmelo Anthony in an Irving package.

Irving’s initial list included the Knicks, Spurs, Heat and Timberwolves. He ended up with the Celtics in a blockbuster trade that sent Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and two draft picks, including an unprotected 2018 first-rounder that originally belonged to the Nets.

“Any time a great player in this league has you on their list, you got to be happy about it,’’ Jeff Hornacek said. “He ended up here in Boston. He’s going to really help those guys.”





Porzingis was in Latvia training for the European championships during the Irving Sweepstakes.

“I saw it on Twitter,’’ Porzingis said. “As I said, I wasn’t trying to pay too much attention to my own trade talks — even less to other guys.”

He admitted an Irving addition could have changed the landscape.

“Playing with a guy like that would make the game a lot easier,’’ Porzingis said. “That’s dreaming how it would be. He’s not here with us. He’s in Boston. That type of player would bring a lot to this team.’’





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