OKLAHOMA CITY — Kristaps Porzingis has lofty individual goals that go beyond making his first All-Star Game, which he made known over the summer.

In an interview with the Players Tribune, Porzingis listed two other honors in his sights — one likely unreachable considering his defensive rebounding numbers.

“As far as individual goals … I want to make the All-Star Game, I want to be Defensive Player of the Year and I also feel like I could be the Most Improved Player of the Year,” Porzingis said. “If I do those three things, then that’s going to help the team win a lot.”

Porzingis is now the No. 1 option with Carmelo Anthony gone, but winning most improved might be tough considering he posted nice numbers last season, averaging 18.1 points and shooting 45.0 percent from the field. The Knicks coaching staff has tried to make Porzingis a better defender by fouling less and not leaving his feet on fakes.

“We worked on our defense 90 percent of practice,” Porzingis said. “The drills were disgusting. Your legs were burning.”

The 7-foot-3 Latvian had a big boast last preseason, saying one day he’d like to post a quadruple-double — at least 10 points, assists, rebounds and blocks. Porzingis, 22, played in just two preseason games because of a hip injury.

In the interview, Porzingis repeated the love he had for Anthony. “I think I texted him that day or the next day and I just wanted to thank him for being such a great mentor to me … like a big brother to me from day one,” Porzingis said. “And I was grateful to have him around and to learn from him.”

Porzingis also joked that he could still be part of Anthony’s life while the ex-Knicks star is living in Oklahoma.

“I also told him that he has a lot of cars, but he never really drives them so if he needs someone to take care of the cars I’m going to stay in New York and take care of them,” Porzingis said.

Center Enes Kanter, obtained in the Anthony deal, and Thunder center Steven Adams had been going at it on text as tipoff loomed.

“Actually, he told me that on the jump ball, I’m going to elbow you,” Kanter said. “He told me after I got traded, ‘Watch out. I’m gonna elbow you from the jump ball.’ But I texted him a couple of days ago to say it doesn’t matter you’re on different team, you’re always my brother. Not just him. Russ [Westbrook], other guys, I can’t say enough how much they helped me off the court.”

Asked if he thought Westbrook would say hello, Kanter answered: “He’s mental. Probably not. But I’m going to say hi to him.”

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