In the most anticipated night of his life, Michael Porter Jr. had to wait for 13 other names to be called before ascending the stage to shake hands with NBA commish Adam Silver. Finally, with pick No. 14, the Nuggets scooped him up.
Source: Denver has cleared the way to choose Michael Porter Jr. with the 14h pick.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018
Sources: The Denver Nuggets have selected Michael Porter Jr. with the No. 14 pick in the NBA draft. Strongly considered Zhaire Smith here.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 22, 2018
Porter very clearly went lower than he expected to or wanted to thanks to lingering questions about his health, but at the 14th pick the Nuggets got a steal if Porter is healthy.