When Kristaps Porzingis is on the court, it’s impossible to miss the lengthy big man who can seemingly do it all. But availability has been the issue throughout his career, and that’s been the case again in his brief Hawks tenure.

The Hawks have gotten off to a strong start at 9-6, looking like a potential playoff team in the East. But Porzingis missed his third straight game Tuesday in their loss to the Pistons due to right knee soreness. The big man has played in nine out of Atlanta’s 15 total games as an illness earlier this year also forced him to sit a few games.

Celtics fans have seen those availability issues slow down the talented big man. Last season, he missed the opening weeks of the year coming off foot surgery. That operation was needed because he suffered the foot injur

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