KP hopes summer with Dirk will distract from lost year

In the darkness of this miserable Knicks season, Kristaps Porzingis at least sees some daylight at the end: summer workouts with Dirk Nowitzki, the freshly minted 30,000-point scorer.

The Porzingis-Nowitzki offseason workout plans appeared in danger on Jan. 25, when Dallas owner Mark Cuban said about their workout plans: “F--k no. You know how much money I pay Dirk? Unless [Dirk] teaches [Porzingis] how to shoot like me. Then, I’ll be really excited about it.’’

When asked if he was joking, the eccentric Cuban said, “Take me literally, but not seriously.’’

Porzingis, who after Sunday’s brutal loss in Brooklyn candidly stated the Knicks were in a state of “confusion from top to bottom,” told The Post he hasn’t heard from Nowitzki recently, but assumes their plan for a summer session is on. Last summer’s workout plans with the German basketball pioneer were squashed due to scheduling reasons.

“I’m sure it will help me out and improve my game, hopefully, unless Mark Cuban says no,’’ Porzingis told The Post.

Contacted by The Post, Cuban said he won’t stand in the way of the Euro get-together.

“It was all in fun,’’ Cuban wrote. “It’s up to Dirk.’’

Porzingis has unicorn skills that exceed Nowitzki’s, such as blocking shots or going coast-to-coast for a dunk. But the 7-foot-3 Latvian can only hope he one day emulates Nowitzki’s scoring or reaches the 30K benchmark.

“It’s an unbelievable achievement,’’ Porzingis said. “What he did for all the European players who come in now. It’s unbelievable. It’s an honor to play against each other.’’

Asked about Porzingis’ “confusion’’ remark, Hornacek said: “Part of it is we have changed different things — defense in the beginning. Offense has changed a little bit at midseason. That’s part of a long season. Teams make different adjustments. It would be nice to play the same way the whole time. When things are not working, you have to try other things.’’