A Knicks blog called Posting and Toasting saw pictures of Kristaps Porzingis with cornrows right before the start of his rookie season. The good and the bad news is that we don’t have any more of those. 

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The good news is that we got some pictures of Kristaps when he was younger for a story in SI Kids. The bad news is that his hair isn’t in cornrows.

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You can look at the whole gallery of pictures here, but let’s pick a few to show off.

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A date stamp in the corner of the picture tells you how old it is, but the Michael Jordan Wizards poster in the background is a better way to tell. That’s how Kristaps looked when he wasn’t the best player in NBA history. Also, take a close look at the magazine. (Kristaps already loves rap.)