Missouri freshman power forward Michael Porter Jr. has declared for the 2018 NBA Draft, per an announcement from his Instagram.
“Man, it’s been a crazy year but I feel so blessed to be in the position I’m at,” Porter said in the video. “I want to thank Mizzou nation, my coaches and my teammates for the incredible support I’ve received ever since I committed to the university. I wish I could have been on the floor with my brothers every single night. But I’m so thankful to have been part of such a special group. A special thank you goes out to my family, y’all have been there for me through it all and I just want to let you know how much you mean to me. With that being said, after talking it over with my coaches and my family, I would like to announce that I’m declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft.”
Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports tweets that Porter will soon hire an agent. Porter is widely expected to be a high lottery selection; some consider him a possible first overall pick, but his back injury could adversely affect his stock.
The 19-year-old entered his freshman year with a lot of hype, but suffered a serious back injury just two minutes into the season. The procedure –a microdiscectomy of the L3-L4 spinal discs — sidelined Porter until the SEC tournament. He played in two games this month, both losses.
In total, Porter appeared in three games with the Tigers, averaging 10.0 PPG and 6.7 RPG.
2nd round pick in my mind. My comparison is to cliff alexander. Top 3 recruit who failed. Come along haters
He’s projected in the lottery, no way in hell he falls out of the first round.
How does he fall from lottery pick to second round pick in your mind? Injury would be semi-reasonable, but then a team in the back half of the first round would still take a chance. He’s a forward who can do it all really. He can stretch the floor and play in the post.
He was injured. It wasn’t a Skal type of situation
If Harry Giles can be a first rounder with all the injury problems he’s had, Porter will be fine
Yall getting trolled right now
Top 10 pick 100%
He needs to stay, just sayn
Major step up with so little college experience
Some pro team will will take a calculated gamble on his talent and work ethic
Here’s hoping his success matches the likes of Porter and Tatum
LeBron resigns for 1 year. Love and LeBron leave after next year. Porter replaces LeBron.
Lol