Michael Porter Jr.

Despite his team’s second-round ouster in the NBA Playoffs, Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly was encouraged by the gains his team made this season. In an unprecedented year due to COVID-19, the Nuggets were poised for a long postseason run before Jamal Murray sustained a devastating injury in early April. Before Murray tore his ACL, Connelly felt the Nuggets could win a championship.

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly spoke with reporters Friday about a number of topics, including the possibility of extending forward Michael Porter Jr.'s contract. Mike Singer of the Denver Post provided the details on Porter:. Mike Singer @msinger. Connelly said it’s been the team’s MO to sign...

Or is this a mismatched roster that center Nikola Jokic can hold together only so long before blowing a gasket?. All you need are three little words to start a heated debate on Denver’s true championship potential:. Michael Porter Jr. When MPJ splashes a shot from beyond the 3-point arc...

Or is this a mismatched roster that center Nikola Jokic can hold together only so long before blowing a gasket?. All you need are three little words to start a heated debate on Denver’s true championship potential:. Michael Porter Jr. When MPJ splashes a shot from beyond the 3-point arc...

Kiz: Well, that escalated quickly. And ended abruptly. Center Nikola Jokic got ejected from Game 4 and Phoenix swept the Nuggets out of the playoffs. Is Suns guard Chris Paul finished putting on his mid-range jumper clinic yet? Oh, well. Onward. And upward. With point guard Jamal Murray expected to be busy rehabbing his torn ACL until sometime in 2022, however, the big question for next season is: Have we seen enough of Michael Porter Jr. to be confident he’s a budding star capable of taking a significant load off Joker?

Devin Booker had Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. dancing on the court in the second quarter of Friday’s Game 3 matchup. The Phoenix guard went up against Porter one-on-one, driving to the basket for a layup that put the Suns up 47-36 with less than six minutes left in the half.

PHOENIX — Nuggets wings Michael Porter Jr. and Will Barton are available against the Phoenix Suns for Denver’s Game 2 of the second-round series. Porter is in the starting lineup Wednesday after tweaking his back on Monday. He went through shooting drills before the game with a heat pack on his back.