<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-michael-porter-jr-placed-next-to-cam-johnson-in-nba-wings-rankings-after-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. placed next to Cam Johnson in NBA wings rankings after trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Michael-Porter-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. placed next to Cam Johnson in NBA wings rankings after trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T09:53:46-07:00">September 8th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T09:58:16-07:00">September 8th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Michael Porter Jr.’s contract proved too costly for the Denver Nuggets this offseason. Less than two years removed from a championship, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/grading-nets-michael-porter-jr-cam-johnson-trade-nuggets">the team traded Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick</a> to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson. While many view Johnson as an upgrade for Denver, he and Porter Jr. were <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6584218/2025/08/29/best-nba-wings-the-bounce/" rel="noopener">placed in the same tier in The Athletic’s Top-40 wing rankings</a>.</p><p>Zach Harper ranked Johnson at No. 18, while Porter Jr. was No. 20. Both players were part of a tier that included Brandon Miller, Trey Murphy III and Ausar Thompson.</p><p>“Johnson will have a career year with Nikola Jokić passing to him … and I’m interested to see what MPJ looks like without Jokić passing to him,” Harper wrote.</p><p>With two years and $79 million remaining on Porter Jr.’s contract, the Nuggets sought a cheaper alternative this offseason. They found one in Johnson, who is coming off a career-best season, and attached their last tradable first-round pick to Porter Jr. to acquire him.</p><h2>Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. and Nuggets’ Cam Johnson embracing new roles after trade</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Michael-Porter-Jr.2.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Johnson averaged 18.8 points and 3.4 assists on 48/39/89 shooting splits last season under first-year Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez. He and Desmond Bane were the NBA’s only players to average at least 18 points on such efficiency.</p><p>The 29-year-old should fit like a glove next to Nikola Jokic as one of the NBA’s top spot-up shooters. He also flashed improved shot creation as a pick-and-roll ball-handler and isolation scorer with Brooklyn.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-michael-porter-reveals-plan-break-through-nuggets-plateau">Porter Jr. has also been one of the NBA’s top floor spacers</a> throughout his career. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 17.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 49/40/78 shooting splits over his last three seasons. However, he did not see many opportunities as a pick-and-roll initiator or isolation scorer with Jokic and Jamal Murray dominating Denver’s offense.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-jordi-fernandez-teases-michael-porter-role-never-done-before">Porter Jr. will have an opportunity to show what he can do</a> in those areas with Brooklyn. Fernandez said the trade acquisition will have an expanded offensive role this season, which isn’t surprising given Brooklyn’s lack of shot-creation.</p><p>Should Porter Jr. excel amid the change in scenery, he could be a focal point of the Nets’ next iteration. Brooklyn could also flip him in a trade for a star at some point during the next two seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. placed next to Cam Johnson in NBA wings rankings after trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-michael-porter-jr-stephen-curry-only-better-shooter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. claims Stephen Curry is only ‘clearly’ better shooter than him');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Michael-Porter-Jr-shooting-over-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. claims Stephen Curry is only ‘clearly’ better shooter than him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-31T09:58:19-07:00">August 31st, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-31T09:58:19-07:00">August 31st, 9:58am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Michael Porter Jr is one of the best shooters in the NBA. That’s been his calling card for his entire career so far. His shooting was a key component to the Denver Nuggets’ recent championship, too. Despite getting some flak from fans due to his one-dimensional play, there’s no denying the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-michael-porter-jr-breaks-silence-brooklyn-trade"> now-Brooklyn Nets forward’s shooting ability</a>.</p><p>Porter seems to be extremely confident in his shooting. That’s already apparent in his style of play, but the Nets forward seemed to<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb4zlCmuY8o"> confirm his almost-irrational confidence in a recent Twitch stream.</a> Appearing on a Twitch stream, Porter said that there’s only one NBA player who’s “clearly” better than him in shooting ability: Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry.</p><p>” Stephen Curry—that’s the only one I’m giving like a clear ‘elite, can shoot better than me.’,” Porter said when asked about who’s a better shooter than him. “There’s dudes that are on the same level: I think Klay Thompson. KD, I think like… If I got in the gym, like Duncan Robinson—he probably can shoot with me. You know—Trae Young, Dame… But I think Steph is the only one that’s clearly a better shooter.”</p><p>That’s quite the bold statement from Porter. Curry is the greatest shooter of all-time, but there’s an argument to be made that Thompson is at least a top-five shooter in NBA history. He’s fifth all-time in three-pointers made while having nearly the same efficiency as Curry (albeit on a slightly lower volume, but still enough to be considered elite). Durant, on the other hand, doesn’t have the same three-point accolades as Curry or Thompson, but he’s widely-considered as one of the greatest mid-range shooters in NBA history. The Nets forward is essentially puttting himself in the same all-time conversations as these two stars.</p><p>Does Porter have the potential to be an all-time shooter? Definitely. He has a reputation of being a little too trigger-happy when shooting. That being said, his shooting percentage (career 40.6% shooter from deep) shows that even while taking “bad shots”, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-coach-michael-porter-jr-challenge-scoring-title">he has the shot-making ability to power through tough contests</a>. However, placing himself on the tier of all-time shooting greats like Thompson and Durant is a little… odd.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. claims Stephen Curry is only ‘clearly’ better shooter than him

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/michael-porter-jr-gives-his-simple-mvp-reason-for-why-nuggets-nikola-jokic-is-the-goat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Porter Jr. gives his simple MVP reason for why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is the GOAT');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jokic-2.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Michael Porter Jr. gives his simple MVP reason for why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is the GOAT</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-31T08:37:27-07:00">August 31st, 8:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-31T08:37:27-07:00">August 31st, 8:37am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Michael Porter Jr. did not hesitate when asked who he believes is the greatest basketball player of all time. The former Denver Nuggets forward went with a familiar name, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-nikola-jokic-left-michael-porter-jr-with-wild-goodbye-message-after-nets-trade">his former Denver teammate</a> Nikola Jokić.</p><p>“I’m going, Nikola Jokić,” Porter Jr. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb4zlCmuY8o" rel="noopener">said in a recent interview</a>. “The reason I say that is because he could have won MVP five years in a row. Can you name another player who could’ve won MVP five years?”</p><p>The comment adds to a growing chorus of voices recognizing the Serbian center’s place in basketball history. Jokić has already won three MVPs and nearly added two more, finishing runner-up in both cases. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-michael-porter-jr-drops-truth-bomb-early-nikola-jokic-doubts">He also guided Denver</a> to its first NBA championship in 2023, a run defined by his unmatched ability to control every possession.</p><p>What separates Jokić is the scope of his impact. He is the only center in league history to average a triple-double for a season, and his advanced metrics rival or surpass those of Michael Jordan and LeBron James at their peaks. According to Basketball Reference, Jokić has posted a Box Plus/Minus above 10 for five straight years, something no other player has ever done. His Player Efficiency Ratings from 2021-22 and this season rank as the two highest in NBA history.</p><h2><b>Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic’s star continues to rise</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jokic-1.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For Denver, the numbers are staggering. With Jokić on the floor, the Nuggets operate like one of the most efficient offenses ever, scoring more than 30 points per 100 possessions, better than when he sits. His passing, court vision, and scoring efficiency make him the hub of an offense that rarely falters when he is in control.</p><p>The Nuggets’ championship run proved that Jokić’s style can win at the highest level. Now entering his 30s, his resume is beginning to stack up against the game’s all-time greats.</p><p>Porter Jr.’s praise may have sounded bold, but it reflected what many around Denver already believe. In a sport where the GOAT conversation rarely expands beyond Jordan and James, Jokić’s sustained excellence has forced basketball to make room for a new contender.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Porter Jr. gives his simple MVP reason for why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is the GOAT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/michael-porter-jr-claims-he-always-cooked-lakers-during-nuggets-stint');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Porter Jr. claims he ‘always cooked’ Lakers during Nuggets stint');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brooklyn-Nets-forward-Michael-Porter-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Michael Porter Jr. claims he ‘always cooked’ Lakers during Nuggets stint</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T17:34:42-07:00">August 21st, 5:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T19:34:54-07:00">August 21st, 7:34pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Michael Porter Jr.’s life changed this summer. After playing with the Denver Nuggets for the first six years of his career, the forward was part of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-michael-porter-jr-trade-bombshell-cam-johnson-deal">trade that sent him to the Brooklyn Nets</a>. The former NBA champion has many memories from his time with the Nuggets. Winning a title is at the top, but Porter Jr. enjoyed his series against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Porter Jr. and the Nuggets faced the Lakers in three playoff series since he joined the team in 2019. While James and Co. won the first matchup en route to a title, Denver got the better of them in 2023 and 2024. Porter Jr. liked matching up against a living legend in James when he got the opportunity. However, the forward claimed that he <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1958682222527226012" rel="noopener">always took advantage</a> against Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I used to love those series' against the Lakers… They always thought they could beat us but they never did… I don't know what it was but I always cooked the Lakers."</p><p>Michael Porter Jr. looks back on facing LeBron &amp; the Lakers 🤣</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/glorydazepod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@glorydazepod</a>)<a href="https://t.co/8HIaD8rsnm">pic.twitter.com/8HIaD8rsnm</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1958682222527226012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“‘I used to love those series’ against the Lakers,” Porter Jr. said. “They always thought they could beat us but they never did. I always had good series against the Lakers. I don’t know what it was but I always cooked the Lakers. I just think that they didn’t really have a guy, a matchup for me that was trying to come off of screens.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-michael-porter-jr-s-major-sacrifice-offer-revealed-after-game-1-win-vs-lakers">Porter Jr. was key in both of the Nuggets’ series wins against the Lakers</a>, especially in their championship run. However, the forward didn’t lose sight of his opponent while getting the better of Los Angeles. For him, playing against James was an honor because of how much he respects the four-time champion.</p><p>“Those series against ‘Bron were dope,” Porter Jr. said. “He’s the epitome of greatness is sports, and to be able to go into LA, we swept them one year. The other year we beat them 4-1 or 4-2, I think. It was a good feeling, and when you have so much respect for somebody like I do for LeBron, and to be able to go head to head and come out on top, it was lit, I’m not even gonna lie.”</p><p>Now that he is with the Nets, Porter Jr. will see LeBron twice per season. Regardless of how many times they match up, playing against James is a big deal for Porter Jr..</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Porter Jr. claims he ‘always cooked’ Lakers during Nuggets stint

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Denver Nuggets teammate Michael Porter Jr. revealed his early impressions of All-Star Nikola Jokic. Ahead of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-final-decision-eurobasket-2025">Jokic’s decision to play for Serbia in EuroBasket</a>, Porter Jr, who was traded to the Brooklyn Nets during the summer, didn’t understand the hype surrounding Nikola. MPJ was the 14th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, four years after The Joker entered the league.</p><p>Still, heading into his first NBA training camp, Porter Jr. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwvEsPGTN4A&amp;t=958s" rel="noopener">admits he wasn’t all that impressed</a> with Jokic at first, he said, per Glory Daze with Johnny Manziel.</p><p>“I really didn’t see it at first. Like, even when we went into training camp, I remember asking my teammates, I was like, ‘Wait, so this dude is really that nice?’ Like everybody keeps telling me, he’s that cold,” Porter Jr. said. “But in training camp, he and Mason Plumlee were kind of going head to head. And they were like, ‘No, Mike, wait till the real games come, you’re going to see this dude’s a problem. ‘He could score 50 every single night if he wanted to.’</p><p>“But, I didn’t see it at first, but I quickly found out that he is him and he is the best player in the world. I got to play alongside him for those years, and it was amazing to learn from him and it was amazing to learn his work habits, too,” Porter Jr. concluded.</p><p>Jokic, Porter Jr., Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets’ core, led their team to a championship, beating the Miami Heat, 4-1, in the 2023 NBA Finals.</p><h2><b>Bogdan Bogdanovic’s special take on Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nuggets-All-Star-Nikola-Jokic_125053.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Nets forward Michael Porter Jr.’s first impressions of Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic were a much younger version of the three-time MVP, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-bogdan-bogdanovic-nikola-jokic-special">Bogdan Bogdanovic sees Serbia’s best in Jokic</a>. Ahead of competing in EuroBasket, Bogdanovic, Nikola’s Serbian teammate, discussed what makes the 2024 MVP <a href="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/1858238/bogdan-bogdanovic-on-what-makes-giannis-and-doncic-special-nikola-jokics-greatness-and-eurobasket/" rel="noopener">such a special player</a>, per Euro Hoops.</p><p>“Everybody knows about his IQ and feel for the game, but what really makes him special is his basketball shape for his size – his ability to run and his conditioning,” Bogdanovic said. “He brings probably the highest confidence that I’ve ever had playing with anyone else.”</p><p>The two have competed against and alongside one another over the years, as Bogdanovic and Jokic were in the same NBA draft class. Bogdan was selected 27th overall in the first round by the Kings before joining the Hawks for four and a half seasons until he was traded to the Clippers last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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