Kevin Porter Jr.
Kevin Porter Jr. was born in Seattle, Washington, United States on May 4th, 2000 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 23, Kevin Porter Jr. biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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High school career
Porter pleaded with his son to attend Rainier Beach High School rather than O'Dea High School in Seattle because his father had played sports and wanted to keep the tradition alive. Rainier Beach finished with a 22–7 record in his senior campaign, with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists. Porter lost a Class 3A state championship game to Garfield High School on March 3, 2018. He was voted Washington Mr. Basketball by the state coaches association at the end of the season.
Porter was ranked as a five-star recruit by recruiting companies 247Sports and Rivals, as well as a four-star recruit by ESPN. He was the top-ranked player from Washington in the 2018 class and received offers from several NCAA Division I programs, including UCLA, Oregon, and Washington, before committing to USC. Porter was the first American citizen to be rated a five-star recruit by Rivals in 2008.
College career
Porter made his USC debut on November 6, 2018, scoring 15 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting in an 83-62 victory over Robert Morris. He had a quadriceps contusion against Missouri State on November 20, the 20th century. On December 1 versus Nevada, he returned but was forced to leave after four minutes because of his injury. He missed nine games due to a quad contusion and recovered on January 10, 2019, scoring five points in 25 minutes. However, three days later, he was barred from the USC indefinitely for "personal conduct problems." Despite this, Porter said he would complete the season with the team and then play in the final three games of the season. In 22 minutes of a game, he averaged 9.8 points, four rebounds, and 1.4 assists, defeating 21 of USC's 33 games.
Porter revealed that he did not want to continue collegiate service and opt for the 2019 NBA draft at the end of his freshman season.
Professional career
Porter was drafted 30th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2019 NBA draft but later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers via the Detroit Pistons. Porter was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 3, 2019. Porter made his NBA debut on October 23, playing in an 85-94 loss to the Orlando Magic and ending with a single rebound, two assists, and a steal. Porter was banned from playing for one game without compensation for improperly making contact with a game official on November 4. In a 123-105 loss to the New York Knicks on November 19, he would make his first NBA appearance for the Cavaliers against the New York Knicks in a 123-105 loss.
Porter was inactive for the 2020–21 season due to his off-season weapons charge, which was later dropped. Following an outburst over a locker swap following the Cavaliers' purchase of Taurus Prince from the Brooklyn Nets, the Cavaliers revealed on January 18, 2021, that Porter would be traded or released. He was then released by the Rockets three days later, but he didn't play a single game with the Cavaliers in the 2020-21 season.
Porter was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2021 for a future top-55 protected second round pick. In their season opener, he was later assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets' G League affiliate, making his debut for the Vipers on February 10, 2021. He had his first triple-double of the G League season on February 25, scoring 27 points, collecting 11 rebounds, and throwing out 14 assists. In a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on April 29, he scored 50 points and 11 assists, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to have 50+ points and 10+ assists in a game.
During a 111–124 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Porter, and teammate Christian Wood got into a verbal altercation with Rockets assistant coach John Lucas at halftime on January 1, 2022. Porter then threw an object into the locker room and left the Toyota Center, the Rockets' arena, where the Rockets were playing before the game ended. Both Porter and Wood had been suspended for one game each for their behavior, according to Rockets head coach Stephen Silas on January 3. In a 121-118 loss to Sacramento on March 31, 2022, he scored his first triple double with 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Porter decided on a four-year, $82.5 million deal extension with the Rockets on October 17, 2022.