Overview
- League reporting identifies Milwaukee, Golden State, Detroit and Chicago as teams evaluating Porter, with the Warriors holding internal talks and the Pistons yet to place a call.
- Brooklyn’s stance is to field inquiries and potentially wait until the offseason, with multiple reports indicating the price could exceed a simple salary match and a single future first-round pick.
- Hoops Rumors notes a two-team deal with Golden State looks unlikely at present because the Nets aren’t high on Jonathan Kuminga for matching purposes.
- Porter is delivering a career year at 25.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 49.6% shooting and 41.0% from three, prompting execs to say his value has rebounded and making All-Star buzz plausible.
- The Nets listed Porter out with an illness for Friday’s game against the Wizards, a routine designation that nonetheless prompted fan speculation as trade chatter ramps up.