Michael Porter Jr.

A second back surgery is not going to stop Michael Porter Jr. from trying to return very early into—perhaps even for the start of—the Denver Nuggets’ regular-season schedule. Speaking at the NBA’s rookie photoshoot on Sunday, Porter told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg he’s feeling good and, despite a conservative rehab, hoping to make his professional debut [...]

Michael Porter Jr. has one of the highest ceilings of any player drafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, despite being taken at No. 14 by the Denver Nuggets. He slid on draft night because of concerns about the serious back injury he suffered that caused him to miss almost the entirety of his one college [...]

Back problems essentially ruined Michael Porter Jr.’s season with Missouri. He went from being a near-consensus top-two pick to falling outside the first five altogether. Enter the Sacramento Kings. According to USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the Kings, ever a wild card, are weighing the option of selecting Porter with the No. 2 pick in June 21’s [...]

Who would Michael Porter Jr. pick with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft if he were the Phoenix Suns’ general manager? Himself. Duh. Okay, that’s expected. It takes a special kind of self-aplomb to be a professional athlete. Few of this year’s prospects will just come right out and say they’re [...]

Initially slated to be in the running as the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick, University of Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. suffered a back injury expected to sideline him for the entire season. Since then, however, there has been speculation that he would strive to return before the year is over—and, well, that’s apparently where [...]

Michael Porter Jr. needn’t worry about season-ending back surgery torpedoing his NBA draft stock. Though he is most likely out of contention for the No. 1 overall pick, at least a couple of general managers don’t see him slipping much further in the order. David Aldridge of NBA.com polled a bunch of front-office types about [...]

And now for some really crappy news. The Missouri Tigers announced on Tuesday that freshman Michael Porter Jr., one of the candidates to be selected first overall in the 2018 NBA draft, will miss the rest of this season due to a back injury that will require surgery. SI.com’s Chris Chavez relayed some of the [...]

As was first reported a few weeks ago, formerly the No. 1 player in the country for the 2018 class, Marvin Bagley III, filed for reclassification to be able to play college basketball in the 2017-18 season and be eligible for the NBA Draft. While it was never reported officially that his application was accepted, [...]