Michael Porter Jr. is averaging a career high 25.8 points per game in his first season with the Brooklyn Nets following his trade from the Denver Nuggets. The Nets acquired Porter with their eye on a 2032 unprotected pick from the Nuggets, but the wing has played well alongside their rebuilding roster. Porter has interest in remaining with the Nets long-term.
“Yeah, I love it here,” Porter said. “I love the staff, I love the energy of practice. Everyone gets along and has great vibes and great energy around the facility. So whatever team wants and appreciates what I bring to the table, then that’s where I want to be. And I feel like they do here.
“I don’t know their long-term plans; that’s above my pay grade. But any good, successful team, you need a mix of young, developing guys with unlimited energy, and you need some older guys that have been there and done that and can hand it down and teach the young guys. So any team that thinks they’re going to win at a high level with only young players, it doesn’t really happen. But like I said, if they want me here, I’d love to be here.”
Porter, who is represented by Mark Bartelstein, is scheduled to be a free agent in 2027.