When they say the NBA never sleeps, this is what they are talking about.
Late Thursday night, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers came to an agreement on a trade involving second-year player Kevin Porter Jr.
This comes less than a week after Porter’s locker-room incident with the team, a poor start to a season when he hasn’t played in a single game because of personal reasons. Porter was drafted 30th in the 2019 NBA Draft. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 50 games, starting three of them. Porter shot 44.2 percent from the floor, 33.5 percent from 3 and 72.3 percent from the free throw line.
What, exactly, is Houston getting in Porter? Why did the Rockets feel confident in taking a swing at him now, why did the Cavs ultimately cut ties with the 20-year-old, and what can we expect from him? The Athletic’s Kelly Iko (Rockets beat writer) and Kelsey Russo…
