My Take
Kevin Porter Jr. is one of those players who makes you simultaneously excited and nervous — the raw talent has never been in question, but the path has been anything but straight. A Seattle kid out of Rainier Beach High School, he came into the league as a late first-round pick and immediately flashed the kind of off-the-dribble creativity that you just cannot teach. His run with Houston showed glimpses of a genuine star — triple-doubles, clutch buckets, real playmaking vision at just 21 or 22 years old. But off-court issues repeatedly pulled the focus away from what he could do on it. Watching him land with the Bucks feels like one more chapter in a story still very much being written by a guy who has all the tools and knows it.
Overview
Bryan Kevin Porter Jr. (born May 4, 2000), also known by his initials KPJ, is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin Porter Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- ケビン・ポーター・ジュニア
- Reading
- けびん・ぽーたー・じゅにあ
- Born
- May 4, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rainier Beach High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.