My Take
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.
Overview
Michael Lamar Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998), also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was ranked as one of the top prospects in the class of 2017.
1. Profile
- 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 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Columbia, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 82 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Nathan Hale High School
- University
- University of Missouri
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.