IT’S SHOWTIME FOR Michael Porter Jr, as the Denver Nuggets’ youngest star emerged as a go-to player during the franchise’s most promising postseason journey since 2009.
After teammate Jamal Murray suffered an unfortunate season-ending injury back in April, Porter—outspoken, confident and arguably the team’s most naturally gifted talent—knew he needed to step up. He was expected to.
And, as we’ve seen over the past few months, when the moment has called upon MPJ to help lead his team, he’s answered right back.
“At first, I was playing more off-ball. Playing off of Jamal and [Nikola] Jokic on the weak side, getting wide-open threes and driving closeouts,” Porter tells SLAM. “But when Jamal went down, more was expected of me and my role
