Michael Porter Jr. (MPJ) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets. Ranked as a top prospect in 2017, he played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers before being drafted 14th overall by the Nuggets in the 2018 NBA draft. He won his first NBA championship with Denver in 2023.
On June 29, 1998, Michael Lamar Porter Jr., also known as "MPJ", was born. He is an American professional basketball player.
In July 2016, Michael Porter Jr. originally committed to Washington, but after Lorenzo Romar was fired and Porter Sr. was hired by Missouri, Porter Jr. decommitted from Washington.
In the summer of 2016, Michael Porter Jr. joined Mokan Elite on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), leading them to the Nike EYBL Peach Jam championship. He averaged 26.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and was named Co-MVP alongside Trae Young.
On March 24, 2017, Michael Porter Jr. committed to play for Missouri, joining his father and younger brother, Jontay Porter.
On March 29, 2017, Michael Porter Jr. was named MVP at the McDonald's All-American Game, leading the West team to a 109–107 win over the East team.
On November 22, 2017, Michael Porter Jr. had a successful microdiscectomy of his L3-L4 spinal discs due to a lower back injury, expected to sideline him for the rest of the 2017-18 season.
In 2017, Michael Porter Jr. dated actress and model Madison Pettis.
In 2017, Michael Porter Jr. was ranked as one of the top prospects in the class of 2017.
On February 22, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. was cleared to practice with Missouri again, with the potential to return to play before the end of the season. NBA executives encouraged him to play if he felt healthy enough.
On March 8, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. officially returned to action in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament, coming off the bench.
On July 3, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
On July 19, 2018, the Denver Nuggets announced that Michael Porter Jr. had undergone a second back surgery and would miss the entire season.
In 2018, Jontay Porter, Michael Porter Jr.'s younger brother, reclassified from the class of 2018 and joined him at Missouri.
In 2018, Michael Porter Jr. changed his diet to raw vegan after growing up as a vegetarian.
In 2018, Michael Porter Jr. was selected 14th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA draft.
On October 31, 2019, Michael Porter Jr. made his NBA debut, coming off the bench with fifteen points, four rebounds, and an assist in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
On August 4, 2020, Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets to their first victory in the Orlando bubble, scoring a then career-high 37 points in an overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
As of 2020, Michael Porter Jr. is no longer vegetarian or vegan.
On April 24, 2021, Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 39 points in a win over the Houston Rockets.
On September 27, 2021, Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets agreed to a 5-year, $172 million rookie extension.
On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Michael Porter Jr. would miss the remainder of the 2021–22 NBA season as he would be undergoing a third back surgery after appearing in only 9 games.
On September 10, 2023, while visiting Taiwan, Michael Porter Jr. threw out the first pitch at a CTBC Brothers game.
In 2023, Michael Porter Jr. won his first NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets.
In Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals, Michael Porter Jr. contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 94–89 win over the Miami Heat, helping the Denver Nuggets secure their first NBA championship in franchise history.
On March 21, 2024, Michael Porter Jr. put up 31 points and surpassed Dale Ellis's record for the most made three-pointers in a season in Nuggets franchise history, with his 193rd made three-pointer.
In April 2024, Coban Porter, Michael Porter Jr.'s younger brother, was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol. Also in April 2024, another younger brother of Porter, Jevon, was arrested in Missouri on suspicion of DWI.
On November 10, 2024, Michael Porter Jr. scored 17 points and hit the game-winning jumper in a 122–120 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
On February 3, 2025, Michael Porter Jr. scored 36 points in a 125–113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
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