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Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis: Wins Skills Challenge

Porzingis defeated Gordon Hayward in the finals of Saturday's Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

Analysis:

For the second straight year, a big man won the competition typically associated with slick guards, as Porzingis followed in the large footsteps of 2016 Skills Challenge winner Karl-Anthony Towns. It's been quite an All-Star Weekend for the 21-year-old Latvian forward, who also dropped a big double-double Friday during the Future Stars game. There's a lot of turmoil surrounding the Knicks these days, but Porzingis gives them a strong foundation for the future,

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