Overview
- Brooklyn announced Porter is available with no restrictions after missing two games due to illness, with coach Jordi Fernández saying he feels much better.
- The Nets have struggled without him, going 0-6 in his absences and averaging 97.5 points over the past two losses after a stretch of seven wins in his previous 10 appearances.
- Porter, 27, is posting a career-best 25.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 49.6% from the field and 41.0% from three.
- Nic Claxton remains out for personal reasons, positioning Day'Ron Sharpe for another start after a 14-point, nine-rebound, three-assist, two-steal, two-block performance on Friday.
- Denver star Nikola Jokić is out with a left-knee bone bruise for Sunday's game as league reporting continues to link multiple teams to interest in Porter, a factor in the Nets' rebuild calculus.