BOSTON — Kyrie Irving explained for the first time why he put the Knicks on his August wish list, though did so with reservations, feeling more would be made of it.

The new Celtics point guard, who is from West Orange, N.J. briefly talked to a few New York writers after his press conference late Tuesday following the Celtics’ 110-89 victory over the Knicks.

“Where is this gonna go?,’’ said Irving, who can opt out of his contract and become a free agent in 2019. “It’s pretty easy man. They were on my list for a reason, I think you guys know that. Close to home, that’s about it. I’m not going to go into detail about all that extra stuff because I know where this is going to lead.’’

When Irving looked up, a phalanx of cameras started walking over to the small group. “Cameras all here, I know exactly where this is going to go,’’ Irving said before walking out of the arena.

The Knicks faced the superstar point guard for the first time since he had placed them on his list of possible destinations. Irving, who scored 20 points with seven assists, demanded a trade from the Cavaliers in August.

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

“I saw it on Twitter,’’ Porzingis said before the game. “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.’’

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 any 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,’’ Hornacek said. “He ended up here in Boston. He’s going to really help those guys.”

Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has yet to talk to the media since his gruesome ankle/leg injury as he’s still resting at home after surgery. Hornacek was a Utah assistant during Hayward’s rookie year.

“I texted him, he responded,’’ Hornacek said. “Such a great kid. I knew from Day 1 in Utah he would become this player. Just the way he played, understanding the game and his toughness. That’s why I know he’ll battle back from this.”