On September 17, Beijing time, the Nuggets' 23-year-old striker , Jr. Michael Porter , was a guest on a show recently, in which he talked about his draft past and revealed some inside information.
As a former high school student in the United States, Porter was once very eye-catching. Scouts all believed that he would be the face of the league in the future and might even become the next Durant . Durant is also his template during the draft. However, after entering the university, the first game played for the university, Porter suffered a major injury of disc herniation in just 2 minutes. Although he made his comeback before the end of the season, it is clear that the injury has brought him a great impact.
Due to injuries, Porter's draft market has fallen all the way from the first three, and some people even think that he cannot be selected in the lottery. Porter revealed that before the draft, the top ten teams actually sent a team doctor to investigate him. Even with the Clippers with the 12th and 13th picks in their hands, the attending doctor was dispatched to evaluate him. But the Clippers said in the report that Porter is likely to be unable to play anymore due to injuries.
Finally, the Clippers used the 12th and 13th picks to select players Alexander and Jerome Robinson. Porter was selected by the Nuggets with the 14th pick and became the last player in the 18th draft. Famous lottery show.
Three years passed in a blink of an eye. Although Porter missed the entire season due to a back injury during his rookie season. But after recovering from injury in the second season, Porter gradually showed his potential on the court. By last season, he had averaged 19 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, 2.8 three-pointers per game, and a 44.5 percent three-point shooting percentage, which made him shine on the offensive end.
You must know this performance, or Porter played out as the team's third player, and his status in the team is far behind the regular season MVP Jokic and the main guard Murray .If Porter can be cultivated with the team's first core, he will definitely have a bright future. Through his own efforts, he used his strength to beat the chief physician of the Clippers. The US media had rearranged an 18-year draft not long ago. Little Porter was second only to Doncic and Trey-Young , ranking third, even surpassing No. 1 Ayton.
In contrast to the two players selected by the Clippers that year, although Alexander averaged 23.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game last season, he has already been traded by the team for and Paul-George. Sent to the Thunder, it has nothing to do with the Clippers. And Jerome Robinson was also sent to the Wizards in his second season. He played only 17 games for the team last season and only scored 17.9 minutes of playing time. The 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds were not satisfactory. Slowly It may fade out of the league. This shows that the Clippers missed the next player to become Durant.
With Porter ushering in the final year of his rookie contract, he is expected to refer to Trey Young and Alexander to complete a five-year contract extension of 172 million with the team. With the incentive clause of the contract, he even has a chance to get a top salary of 207 million in 5 years. I believe that during Murray's injury next season, Porter will definitely get more opportunities and usher in a more brilliant moment in his career, making the first 13 teams that did not select him regret.
(text/yuwen basketball)
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