As NBA TV host Rick Kamla’s voice rang throughout the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night, the most touted recruit in Missouri’s history slowly rose from his seat, before dropping into his father’s arms.
“Michael Porter’s wait is finally over,” Kamla said.
Porter’s draft night went a lot different from how he first envisioned it. He was one of the last green-room invites to shake NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s hand, having fallen to the Denver Nuggets with the No. 14 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. For Porter, this night capped a 15-month journey that took plenty of twist and turns.