Michael Porter Jr.

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Basketball player
Michael Porter Jr.
Porter in March 2017
Player information
Full name Michael Lamar Porter Jr.
birthday 29th June 1998 (age 22)
place of birth Columbia , Missouri , United States
size 208 cm
position Power forward
college Missouri
NBA draft 2018 , 14th pick , Denver Nuggets
Club information
society Denver nuggets
league NBA
Clubs as active
Since 02018 United StatesUnited States Denver nuggets

Michael Lamar Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998 in Columbia , Missouri ) is an American basketball player who is currently active for the Denver Nuggets in the US professional NBA . At a height of 2.08 meters, it is mostly used in the power-forward position.

career

Porter comes from a basketball family: his sister played at the University of Iowa , his father, Michael Sr., at the University of New Orleans . After three years at Father Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia , Missouri , Porter played at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle . In his senior year he scored 36.2 points and 13.6 rebounds per encounter and led his team with a record of 29 wins in no single defeat to win the championship in competition class 3A in Washington state. He was appointed to the US U18 national team, won the US U18 Championship in 2016 and stood out at the “Nike Hoop Summit” (this game is a US team versus a world team) in February 2017 with 19 points.

Porter initially accepted the University of Washington team but changed his mind and joined the University of Missouri after his father moved from Washington to Missouri as an assistant coach. In his first and only season at the University of Missouri, Porter came due to back problems that made surgery necessary, only in three games and posted an average of 10.0 with 6.7 rebounds per game.

In late March 2018, Porter announced that he would be leaving university and participating in the NBA 's draft process . There he was selected in 14th place by the Denver Nuggets  .

In August 2018, he underwent a second back operation and was therefore not used during the 2018/19 season . In July 2019, Porter injured himself again, this time his left knee joint was affected.

Web links

Commons : Michael Porter Jr.  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/portemi01.html
  2. ↑ Michael Porter, Jr. - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Missouri. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Michael Porter Jr. ( usab.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Porter Jr, Vanderbilt lead USA past World Select at Nike Hoop Summit. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  5. ^ Porter leads the US over the world team at the Hoop Summit . In: USA TODAY . ( usatoday.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Nuggets take Michael Porter Jr. with 14th pick . In: National Post . June 22, 2018 ( nationalpost.com [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Michael Porter Jr. In: CBSSports.com . ( cbssports.com [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  8. ↑ 2017-2018 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - University of Missouri. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Michael Porter Jr. declares for NBA draft . In: SI.com . ( si.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. finally sees his draft night slide end . In: SEC Country . June 21, 2018 ( seccountry.com [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Steve Aschburner: Denver Nuggets draftee Michael Porter Jr. had second back surgery last week. Accessed May 27, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Joel Rush: Pain Free And Ready For Summer League: Is Michael Porter Jr. The Denver Nuggets' Missing Piece? Accessed May 27, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. suffers left knee sprain, unlikely to play in Las Vegas Summer League. In: The Denver Post. July 4, 2019, Retrieved July 5, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Porter, Michael Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porter, Michael; Porter, Michael Lamar Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1998