Overview
- After a 27-point outing in a 127-115 win over Denver, Porter said his expectation entering the NBA was to be “the best player in the NBA.”
- He is averaging about 25.8–25.9 points per game in his first Nets season, marking a personal high and a major jump from last year.
- His back problems began at Missouri, he fell to No. 14 in the 2018 draft, and he missed the entire 2018–19 rookie season while rehabbing.
- Brooklyn’s front office and interested teams are weighing his scoring surge against defensive limitations and medical red flags as they evaluate trade options ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline.
- Porter reinvented himself in Denver as a high-efficiency three-point shooter alongside Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray and contributed to the Nuggets’ 2023 championship run.