GREENBURGH, N.Y. _ He's gone.
Kristaps Porzingis, the player who was supposed to be the linchpin of the Knicks' rebuild, will not return to Madison Square Garden this season _ or likely ever _ in a Knicks uniform.
In a move that elicited a collective gasp from Knicks fans around the country, the team sent Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke and Courtney Lee to the Mavericks in return for Dennis Smith Jr., two future first-round draft picks, and DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews, who have expiring contracts.
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