Forward · Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr.
Age 27 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 99 kg · Born Jun 29, 1998 · Missouri
17.3 PPG
6.5 RPG
1.6 APG
397 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
397games
6,850career pts
16.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 345 games · 2019-20–2024-25
Position rank · 2025-26
#5PPG rank
#5PER rank
#5WS rank
Among 64 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
24.2
2025-26 · BKN
RPG
7.3
2020-21 · DEN
APG
3.0
2025-26 · BKN
PER
20.6
2020-21 · DEN
WS
6.9
2020-21 · DEN
Draft
2018
Round 1 ·
Pick 14
from Missouri
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.