Michael Porter Jr. is suddenly emerging as a big-name trade target the Golden State Warriors could consider leading up to the mid-season deadline, yet the franchise's experience with Dennis Schroder in the past 12 months should provide a cautionary tale and a lesson on not reading too much into the numbers.
Porter is having an excellent start in his first year with the Brooklyn Nets, posting a career-high 24.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 48.7% from the floor and 38% from 3-point range. That's the kind of production the Warriors could do with to bolster an offense that ranks just 23rd in the league across their first 18 games of the season, but we also said the same about Schroder this time last year.