Kevin Porter Jr. Milwaukee Bucks · #7
Kevin Porter Jr. is a shot-creating combo guard for the Milwaukee Bucks. A Seattle native and USC product drafted 30th in 2019, he showed early flashes — including becoming the youngest player ever with a 50-point, 10-assist game — before his career took a difficult turn. He rebuilt it through a stint overseas and with the Clippers, then joined Milwaukee, where in 2025-26 he started and averaged 17.4 points and 7.4 assists before a knee injury.
Kevin Porter Jr. — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Kevin Porter Jr. stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Kevin Porter Jr. — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Kevin Porter Jr.
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Kevin Porter Jr. career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 50 | 23.2 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | .442 | .335 |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 32.1 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 6.3 | .425 | .311 |
| 2021-22 | 61 | 31.3 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 6.2 | .415 | .375 |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 34.3 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | .442 | .366 |
| 2024-25 (LA Clippers) | 45 | 19.6 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | .423 | .245 |
| 2024-25 (Milwaukee) | 30 | 20.0 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | .494 | .408 |
| 2025-26 | 38 | 33.2 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 7.4 | .465 | .322 |
| Career | 309 | 28.1 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Kevin Porter Jr.
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A gifted shot-creating guard whose career took a hard detour — and who rebuilt it into a starting role in Milwaukee.
Turning pro
Drafted 30th overall, 2019 as a Guard.
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A gifted young creator whose career took a hard detour — and who rebuilt it into a starting role in Milwaukee.
Chapter
A Seattle native who lost his father at four, KPJ was Washington Mr. Basketball, a one-and-done at USC, and the 30th pick in 2019.
Chapter
He flashed rare talent — the youngest ever with a 50-point, 10-assist game (2021) — before a 2023 arrest interrupted his career; he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in January 2024.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 203 lbs
- College
- USC
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 30th overall, 2019
- Born
- Seattle, Washington
- Age
- 26
- Jersey
- #7
Porter's story is one of talent, adversity, and a second chance. Raised in South Seattle by his mother Ayanna after his father died when he was four, he arrived in the NBA as one of the most gifted young creators in his draft class. His career was derailed by a 2023 domestic-violence arrest; he pleaded guilty in January 2024 to a misdemeanor reckless assault charge and a harassment violation, and left the NBA before rebuilding his career.
The comeback ran through Greece and the Clippers before Milwaukee. On the court, his gifts are undeniable — an elite handle, downhill burst, and playmaking vision that produced a starting role and a 17-and-7 season. His path is a reminder that a professional career and its off-court accountability run on separate tracks; Balladex reports the facts of both.
A gifted, downhill shot-creator with an elite handle — a talented guard on a second-chance path.
Kevin Porter Jr. — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Kevin Porter Jr., answered.
