Michael Porter Jr.Brooklyn Nets · #17
Michael Porter Jr. is a 6-foot-10 sharpshooting forward and 2023 NBA champion who joined the Brooklyn Nets after his career with the Denver Nuggets. Drafted 14th in 2018 out of Missouri despite a serious back injury, he became an elite floor-spacing scorer alongside Nikola Jokić, winning a title in 2023 and setting a Nuggets franchise record for three-pointers in a season.
Michael 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 Michael Porter Jr. stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Michael 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 Michael 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.
Michael Porter Jr. career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 55 | 16.4 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | .509 | .422 |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 31.3 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 1.1 | .542 | .445 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 29.4 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.9 | .359 | .208 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 29.0 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .487 | .414 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 31.7 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | .484 | .397 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 33.7 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 2.1 | .504 | .395 |
| 2025-26 DEN | 52 | 32.5 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 | .463 | .363 |
| Career | 397 | 29.5 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Brooklyn Nets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Michael Porter Jr.
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A 6-foot-10 sharpshooting forward and 2023 champion — elite floor-spacing, now with the Nets.
Turning pro
Drafted 14th overall, 2018 as a Forward.
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A 6-foot-10 sharpshooting forward and 2023 champion — elite floor-spacing, now with the Nets.
Chapter
A McDonald's All-American MVP, Porter's back injury at Missouri dropped him to 14th in the 2018 draft.
Chapter
After a second surgery delayed his debut, he became an elite shooter for Denver.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Weight
- 218 lbs
- College
- Missouri
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 14th overall, 2018
- Born
- Columbia, Missouri
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #17
Porter comes from one of basketball's most notable families — his father coached collegiately, and his brothers Jontay, Coby, and Jevon all played the game, with deep roots at Missouri. An openly Christian player known for his shooting gift, his career has been defined as much by resilience through multiple back surgeries as by his talent.
His on-court identity is elite, high-volume three-point shooting at size — a 6-foot-10 forward who shoots over defenders as a catch-and-shoot threat and rebounds well for a wing, a perfect complementary scorer next to a playmaking big. Durability is the defining variable of his career, but when healthy he is one of the NBA's most efficient shooting forwards.
An elite floor-spacing forward — high-volume three-point shooting at 6-foot-10 and rebounding.
Michael Porter Jr. — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Michael Porter Jr., answered.
