It’s time to take the bubble wrap off Michael Porter Jr.
He’s the big Faberge egg in the Nuggets’ basket. Hold your breath, and hope Porter doesn’t break.
The Nuggets aren’t ready to say this, so I’ll crank up the hype machine: When you look at the 6-foot-10 Porter effortlessly drain a jumper from beyond the 3-point arc, you can dream of Kevin Durant.
Yes, Durant has an MVP trophy, two league championships and nearly 23,000 regular-season points on his resume, not to mention a standing reservation at the Hall of Fame, even if the 30-year-old forward never fully recovers from the Achilles injury suffered during the NBA Finals.