Michael Porter Jr. (MPJ) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. Once a top prospect in the 2017 class, he played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. He was drafted 14th overall by the Nuggets in 2018. Porter won his first NBA championship with the Nuggets in 2023.
On June 29, 1998, Michael Lamar Porter Jr., nicknamed "MPJ", was born. He is now a professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets.
In July 2016, Michael Porter Jr. originally committed to Washington but later decommitted after Lorenzo Romar was fired and Porter Sr. was hired by Missouri.
In 2016, Michael Porter Jr. joined Mokan Elite on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) averaging 26.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game leading them to the Nike EYBL Peach Jam championship and was named Co-MVP alongside teammate and future NBA player Trae Young.
On March 24, 2017, Michael Porter Jr. committed to play basketball for the University of Missouri, joining his father and brother Jontay.
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. underwent a successful microdiscectomy of his L3-L4 spinal discs, expecting to miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season due to a lower back injury.
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 his class.
On February 22, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. was cleared to practice with Missouri again, raising the possibility of returning to play before the end of the season.
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, Michael Porter Jr's younger brother, Jontay Porter reclassified from the class of 2018
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 and scoring fifteen points for the Denver Nuggets in a loss against the New Orleans Pelicans.
On August 4, 2020, Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets to a victory in the Orlando bubble, scoring a then career-high 37 points in an overtime win against 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 against the Houston Rockets.
On September 27, 2021, Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets agreed to a 5-year rookie extension.
On November 29, 2021, Michael Porter's agent announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2021–22 NBA season due to a third back surgery.
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.
On March 21, 2024, Porter put up 31 points along with his 193rd made three-pointer of the season, surpassing the previous record of 192 set by Dale Ellis for the most made three-pointers in a season in Nuggets franchise history.
In April 2024, Michael Porter Jr.'s younger brother Coban was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol, and another younger brother, Jevon, was arrested on suspicion of DWI.
On November 10, 2024, Porter 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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