Kristaps Porzingis has found a mentor in an unexpected place

Kristaps Porzingis was inconsistent in his first NBA preseason start for the Knicks on Wednesday, but he's finding encouragement from within the organization either way. And now, it appears he's getting it from a guy who many didn't expect to hear from this year, Sasha Vujacic.

From Marc Berman of the New York Post:

You have to imagine this was one of the reasons Phil Jackson signed Vujacic in the first place. Sure, he wanted the Machine there to teach the rest of the squad about the triangle, considering Vujacic played in Jackson's system with the Lakers.

But at this point, Vujacic's value comes mostly off the court. Aside from a couple of games he played with the Clippers during 2013-14, he hasn't been in the NBA since the 2010-11 season.