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Denver Posts responds to MPJ question
Posted on: November 13, 2018 at 22:27:22 CT
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Is Michael Porter Jr. really someone to get excited about, or is he too damaged to make a big impact? Does he really have Kevin Durant talent?
— John J., Littleton
It’s probably unfair to wonder whether he’s going to be as good as one of the top two or three players in the NBA; let’s let him get healthy first following his second back procedure this past July. At 6-foot-10, Porter Jr.’s size and mobility were always going to make him an elite prospect, but it’s his outside range and physicality that could make him flourish once he begins practicing with the Nuggets. The Nuggets felt that his potential talent outweighed the risk when they picked him at No. 14, and with a deep team, there was no need to rush him into action. The Nuggets haven’t put a timetable on his return. If it were me, and he’s not ready by the All-Star break, I’m not sure I’d thrust him into a postseason race after playing just three games in college. To your point, there is a potentially huge upside with him given how the NBA is becoming more position-less by the season. Once healthy, he could possibly serve as a multidimensional wing threat, a stretch-four or a small-ball five.
— John J., Littleton
It’s probably unfair to wonder whether he’s going to be as good as one of the top two or three players in the NBA; let’s let him get healthy first following his second back procedure this past July. At 6-foot-10, Porter Jr.’s size and mobility were always going to make him an elite prospect, but it’s his outside range and physicality that could make him flourish once he begins practicing with the Nuggets. The Nuggets felt that his potential talent outweighed the risk when they picked him at No. 14, and with a deep team, there was no need to rush him into action. The Nuggets haven’t put a timetable on his return. If it were me, and he’s not ready by the All-Star break, I’m not sure I’d thrust him into a postseason race after playing just three games in college. To your point, there is a potentially huge upside with him given how the NBA is becoming more position-less by the season. Once healthy, he could possibly serve as a multidimensional wing threat, a stretch-four or a small-ball five.
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