Michael Porter Jr.

Michael Porter Jr. is one of those guys who came into the NBA carrying an almost impossible amount of hype — a legit top prospect who then had back surgery before he played a single pro game, which would have derailed most careers before they even started. Instead, he quietly developed into a knockdown shooter and high-efficiency scorer in Denver, and when the Nuggets won the 2023 NBA championship, MPJ was right there in the middle of it, showing everyone the patience paid off. He has this deceptively smooth game — long, effortless, shoots over anyone — and at six-ten he genuinely does things wing players his size just aren't supposed to do. Still feels like the full peak is somewhere ahead of him, and that's what makes him fascinating to watch.

Name (English)

Michael Porter Jr.

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ポーター・ジュニア

Reading

まいける・ぽーたー・じゅにあ

Born

June 29, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Origin

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Height

82 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Nathan Hale High School

University

University of Missouri

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mpj/
• Xhttps://x.com/mpjr
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2

Tags

• Missouri
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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