Michael Porter Jr.
Career averages
17.3PPG
6.5RPG
1.6APG
397 games · 7 seasons
At a glance
DEN hubLatest gamesBox score
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
W vs MIA 89 - 9416 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast Fri, Jun 9, 2023
W at MIA 108 - 9511 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast Wed, Jun 7, 2023
W at MIA 109 - 942 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast Sun, Jun 4, 2023
L vs MIA 111 - 1085 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast Thu, Jun 1, 2023
W vs MIA 93 - 10414 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast Mon, May 22, 2023
W at LAL 113 - 11115 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast Position rank2025-26
#5PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 64 Forward players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
7Seasons
397Games
6,850Career points
16.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 345 games · 2019-20 to 2024-25
Draft2018
1Round
14Overall pick
From Missouri
Career highsSingle season
24.2PPG · 2025-26 · BKN
7.3RPG · 2020-21 · DEN
3.0APG · 2025-26 · BKN
20.6PER · 2020-21 · DEN
6.9Win shares · 2020-21 · DEN
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | DEN | 55 | 8 | 16.4 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 50.9 | 42.2 | 83.3 | 19.8 | 2.9 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 61 | 54 | 31.3 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 54.2 | 44.5 | 79.1 | 20.6 | 6.9 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 9 | 9 | 29.4 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 35.9 | 20.8 | 55.6 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 62 | 62 | 29.0 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 48.7 | 41.4 | 80.0 | 16.8 | 4.3 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 81 | 81 | 31.7 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 48.4 | 39.7 | 83.6 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50.4 | 39.5 | 76.8 | - | - |
| 2025-26 | BKN | 52 | 52 | 32.5 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 46.3 | 36.3 | 85.9 | - | - |
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Born on June 29
About Michael Porter Jr.
Michael Lamar Porter Jr., also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was ranked as one of the top prospects in the class of 2017. He was selected 14th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2018 NBA draft, winning his first NBA championship with them in 2023. After six seasons with Denver, Porter was traded to the Nets in 2025.