The clip I saw of the NBA draft was not a "smattering of boos", but full on booing by the Knicks fans, totally disrespecting Porzingis in what should have been one of the greatest moments of his life. Fortunately he has the game to kick some ass, and now these drunks are chanting MVP.
The article fails to mention that Carmelo Anthomy openly criticized the team for drafting Porzingis. It will be interesting to see whether Carmelo's ego can handle Porzingis' popularity. I expect Anthony to either start freezing out Porzingis or maybe cheap shot him in practice to cause an injury. We'll see...