Porter Jr. officially announced the renewal of the contract
NBA The new season is getting closer and closer. There are many teams in the league who have given early contract renewal to young players who performed well in the team in recent days. Among them, not only the Golden State Warriors, they successively gave Wiggins and Poole a large contract renewal of 100 million yuan, but also Kevin Porter , which was originally defined as a locker room cancer by the management of Cavaliers , also completed the buzzer-beating contract renewal. That's right, he turned around in the Houston Rockets' prodigal son and received a big contract renewal early, becoming one of the cores of the team's rebuilding path.
is right. According to a report by NBA famous reporter Woj, Porter Jr., who plays the starting guard in Rockets , has agreed to sign a four-year early contract renewal with the team worth 82.5 million US dollars. However, this contract is only fully covered in the first year, and the remaining three years of salary is partially protected and needs to be activated on a specific date. In addition, the last year of Porter Jr.'s contract is a team option, further ensuring the team's controllability. Therefore, whether Porter Jr. can always partner with Jaylen Green in the backcourt with double guns remains to be his performance and performance.
The thorny prodigal son turned around and counterattacked and rebuilt the core
Reviewing the changes in Porter Jr. in recent years, he was like a different person. That's right, when he was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Porter Jr. didn't care whether he was just an ordinary first-round final show. He was not so friendly to his teammates, and he didn't even have the respect he deserved to be the head coach of the team and even the operational president. Yes, when he found out that his locker room was occupied by a new player, Porter Jr. made a big fuss in the locker room. Neither the teammates at the scene nor the head coach and the team president who rushed over after the news failed to stop the farce from happening.
waited until Porter finished venting himself and left the locker room with a swagger. The matter finally came to an end. Faced with the unruly Porter Jr., the management of the Cavaliers immediately issued him a ban and regarded him as the cancer that needs to be cleaned out of the team the most. Therefore, in the middle of the season of that year, Porter Jr. was sent to Houston in a four-party transaction, becoming a member of the Rockets' rebuilding lineup. It was precisely this time when he was traded that Porter Jr. realized the mistake of making a big fuss in the locker room. Therefore, after transferring to the Rockets, Porter Jr.'s attitude took a 180-degree turn.
His team can unite his teammates around him, and when the team is training, Porter Jr. can not only actively participate, but also take the initiative to practice. Porter Jr. also firmly obeys the arrangements of the team's head coach and management. He can accept it with pleasure whether it is delegated to the Development League or placed on the bench. With this positive and obedient attitude, Porter Jr. has also won the team's recognition, and has averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game last season, becoming the core player on the team's reconstruction journey.
Conclusion
Whether you want to admit it or not, the current Houston Rockets does not lack talent at all. They have Jaylen Green, the second-tier pick who has gradually played value, and Jabbarri Smith, the top pick in this draft, and Tari Ethan, who has shown his top forward strength. In terms of overall lineup, the Rockets have obviously become the league's only youth main force. Porter Jr. obviously has two tricks to be a member of the team.