Michael Porter Jr. is meeting with a bunch of teams at this week’s NBA draft combine, including the Charlotte Hornets. That’s wise marketing. It’s also implicit acknowledgment things didn’t go as anticipated in his only college season.
Porter, a 6-10 player with small-forward skills, was mentioned a year ago as the possible No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, before a back injury derailed his lone season at Missouri. He played just three games, never got in a real rhythm, and now is turning pro based on his reputation entering college basketball.
It was probably the right call.