Overview
- Multiple reports identify Milwaukee, Detroit, Golden State and Chicago as suitors, with the Bucks monitoring, the Pistons yet to place a call, and the Warriors holding internal discussions.
- Executives say Porter has returned to neutral value after a career-best start — about 25.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 49.6% shooting and 41% from three.
- Brooklyn is taking calls rather than shopping him and could wait until the offseason to use his contract in larger moves, raising the bar above offers built on filler salary and a single future first.
- Milwaukee’s pursuit is complicated by limited tradable first-round picks until 2031 even as it seeks perimeter scoring to support Giannis Antetokounmpo.
- Porter arrived from Denver in a summer deal that netted Brooklyn an unprotected future first and carries roughly two seasons and about $79 million remaining ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline.