LAS VEGAS — Lakers great James Worthy, now a team broadcaster, gave the wildest praise yet for 19-year-old Kristaps Porzingis, who will face the Lakers at Thomas & Mack Center Monday night in the Knicks’ second summer league game.

After his 12-points-in-18-minutes showing against the Spurs in his Knicks debut Saturday, Worthy said on the Lakers broadcast: “He’s a freak of nature. He’s a combination of Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant. It’s a good pick for the Knicks.’’

Porzingis blocked two shots, stood his ground and drew fouls, getting to the line for seven free throws, making six. He’s been compared to Nowitzki and Pau Gasol before, but not so much Durant.

Dallas owner Mark Cuban, perhaps noting Porzingis’ strong grasp of English, said, “Dirk didn’t have any time to develop. He didn’t know the language, people were expecting him to have an impact right away. He got drafted ahead of Paul Pierce. He had no time to develop. [But] as far as the Knicks, I don’t care.’’

Knicks coach Derek Fisher talked about everything but Porzingis’ renowned 3-pointer. “He doesn’t look physically overpowering, but he plays a strong game,’’ Fisher said. “He’s not afraid to go in there and mix it up.”

Phil Jackson will get to see D’Angelo Russell up close against the Knicks Monday night after the Lakers surprised many by taking him at No. 2 over Jahlil Okafor. Russell has averaged six turnovers per game in the first two outings.

“I’m a risk-taker but at this level they really add up,’’ Russell said. “Turnovers is what I look at most at halftime.”

As it turned out, Jackson decided against pursuing Andrea Bargnani even in a minimum situation despite his feeling he was a good triangle fit. Now he’s in Brooklyn. It wasn’t so much Bargnani being aloof and a bad locker-room guy. It was his inability to stay healthy. In his two seasons with the Knicks, he played 71 of a possible 164 games (43 percent).

Former GM Glen Grunwald’s move goes down as one of the worst trades in Knicks history and it could get worse. The Knicks are odds-on to finish in the lottery again but Toronto has their 2016 first-round pick as part of the deal for Bargnani.

Cleanthony Early, off his injury-plagued rookie year, scored a team-high 18 points with five rebounds and three assists on Saturday, but he committed three turnovers and Fisher called him out on his defense.

“I thought he was aggressive on the offensive end but where he’s going to earn his living is using his athleticism and aggression on the defensive end to be a shutdown guy and I thought [San Antonio’s] Kyle Anderson got away from him a little bit. That’s the end of the floor he’s going to have to make a difference to get minutes in the regular season.’’

Early could face Lakers standout second-year man Jordan Clarkson, whom the Knicks passed on to take Early.