Kristaps Porziņģis (Кристапс Талисович Порзингис; born August 12, 1995) is a Soviet Latvian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. His father is Soviet professional basketball player Talis Porzingis, his elder brother is Soviet professional basketball player Janis Porzingis.