Lance Thomas is trying not to read much about the Kristaps Porzingis situation in which a woman has accused the former Knicks star of rape in an NYPD complaint filed Thursday.

The Post’s exclusive report Saturday detailed that the accuser discussed with Porzingis a $68,000 payment, and a subsequent report Monday alleged she went to the Knicks to mediate a payment.

ESPN also reported the accuser allegedly stayed the night with Porzingis after the alleged Feb. 7, 2018, assault and continued to pursue a relationship thereafter, based on text messages.

Thomas was a teammate of Porzingis’ for 3½ seasons.

“I don’t know the details and don’t care to know the details,’’ Thomas told The Post. “He’s a great person. I don’t want to think of him in that light, especially if it’s not true. I’m trying not to read anything about it for that reason. I haven’t reached out. Pretty sure his phone is blowing up.’’

At the time of the trade two months ago, the Knicks informed the Mavericks that Porzingis was the subject of a federal inquiry into an extortion attempt.

The Dallas Morning News reported Knicks officials told Dallas during the NBA conference call that immediately preceded the trade that they didn’t believe a crime occurred.

Porzingis’ lawyer said in a statement he alerted federal authorities in December.

“I don’t think any of the players knew anything about it,’’ one NBA source connected to the team told The Post. “They were shocked as much as anybody else.’’

Knicks starting shooting guard Damyean Dotson went through his own travails at the University of Oregon in 2014 when he was accused of sexual assault at an off-campus party, but Dotson was never charged.

Dotson was expelled anyway and subsequently sued the school. Dotson, who went on to star at the University of Houston, admitted it was troubling being asked about it during interviews with NBA teams at the league’s draft combine in 2017.

Dotson was a Knicks second-round pick and some sources believe he dropped out of the first round because of what he was accused of. Dotson is a key part of the Knicks’ future now.

“The KP situation, the first I heard about it was this weekend,’’ Dotson said. “My situation, everyone knows. Everything happened with that. You can look it up. I don’t have to break it down. I went through that at the combine and when I first got here.

“It’s still KP. I can’t comment on it. I have a certain feelings and love for him, so I don’t want to comment on it.”

The Knicks have been mum on the Porzingis issue, but the legal cloud hovering over him is believed to be a factor in the team’s willingness to trade him.

Knicks coach David Fizdale was careful with his words in his pregame press conference Monday before the Knicks faced the Bulls.

“You never want to see anyone go through something like that,’’ Fizdale said. “But really I have no comment on it.’’

Asked if he believed it distracted Porzingis from his rehab or impacted his willingness to play this season, Fizdale said, “I don’t want to comment on that stuff.’’

Forward Mario Hezonja said he doesn’t believe any of the players were aware of Porzingis’ situation until The Post’s report. Hezonja was one of the players closest to Porzingis.

“I haven’t talked to him since a couple of days after he got traded,’’ Hezonja said. “Of course I feel bad for him.”

NBA Players Association director Michele Roberts stuck up for Porzingis in a statement released Sunday night. “We have been aware of these allegations for some time, have evaluated the accuser’s claims and, based on what is presently before us, stand with Kristaps,’’ Roberts said.

A union source told The Post there are questions about the woman’s credibility while The Post reported the NYPD has taken the woman’s claim seriously.

Neither the Mavericks nor Knicks have come out to publicly support Porzingis.

The Knicks declined to comment on Monday’s ESPN report that they were contacted by the accuser in December in an attempt to get her the money she was seeking from Porzingis, but an NBA source alleged it was true.