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High-Flying Rookie Kevin Porter Jr. Continues His Rapid Rise

One of the key words surrounding the current Cavaliers season is improvement. It’s a nightly missive from Coach John Beilein. Despite the win-loss record, are guys improving every day?

Cleveland’s youngbloods have all made strides through the first quarter of the season, but perhaps none more than Kevin Porter Jr., who seems to make improvements with each passing contest.

As with most rookies – especially ones who are still too young to buy a drink – the lefty swingman from Seattle got off to a slow start, taking the collar in six shot attempts in his NBA debut against Orlando and missing out on double-figure scoring in his next five outings.