The player that Michael Porter Jr. was always compared to as a prospect was Kevin Durant, based on his combination of size, skills, and shooting, but of course, he fell well short of that hype. But that was in Denver. Now, in Brooklyn, MPJ is looking a lot like the player he was supposed to be all along.
In fact, through his first 20 games with the Nets, Porter Jr. scored 525 points on .501% shooting and .403% three-point shooting. Only one other player in NBA history has started their first 20 games with any team, scoring 525+ points with 50/40 shooting splits, and that’s KD, who did it with the Warriors, Nets, and Suns.