Denver Post · Jan 6
Michael Porter Jr. talks expanded role with Brooklyn Nets since trade from Nuggets
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Unencumbered by the schematic restraints that characterized his seven years in Denver and kindled his eagerness to start anew, Michael Porter Jr. turned to the basket and sized up his opponent. His eyes narrowed as his nearest teammate cleared out through the lane, taking a defender with him. That left Jamal Murray alone, guarding Porter two steps inside the 3-point line on the right wing.