{"id":416850,"date":"2023-01-27T15:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=416850"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:06:45","slug":"five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-star-michael-porter-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-star-michael-porter-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Michael Porter Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Denver Nuggets are currently sitting atop the Western Conference thanks to the likes of Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr and Jamal Murray, among others. The addition of Murray and Porter Jr has really injected life into the team, with Jokic serving as an anchor around who the team operates. The Denver Nuggets have become a really entertaining team to watch under the tutelage of Michael Malone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Porter Jr. was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. His father was a basketball coach and naturally pushed his son toward the sport. Michael Porter Jr. was a natural from a very young age and shone in all junior levels of the sport. He was branded a five-star recruit after he was done with school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Draft selection<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-00f_RqWho\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Porter Jr. was selected as the 14th pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft. He was beaten by the likes of Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, and TraeYoung, most notably among others. Safe to say Michael Porter Jr has justified a high draft selection by the Nuggets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teammates with Trae Young\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-416852\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Michael Porter Jr. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image02-13-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2016 summer, Porter 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joining the greats\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-416853\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Michael Porter Jr. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image03-14-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porter was named MVP of the McDonald\u2019s All-American game and was awarded Naismith and Gatorade Player of the Year awards. He\u2019s just the fifth high schooler to grab all three honors, joining Dwight Howard (\u201904), LeBron James (\u201903), Chris Webber (\u201991) and Alonzo Mourning (\u201988).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Video Games<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-416854\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image04-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image04-4.png 1180w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image04-4-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image04-4-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image04-4-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Porter Jr. is a big fan of video games and plays them regularly. His game of choice when traveling is fortnite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-416855\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11.jpeg\" alt=\"Michael Porter Jr. \" width=\"1737\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11.jpeg 1737w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/01\/image05-11-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1737px) 100vw, 1737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Porter Jr. has been a vegan for a long time and credits his vegan diet for more energy and has seen the benefits as he\u2019s recovered from his injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/five-things-you-did-not-know-about-reigning-league-mvp-nikola-jokic\/\">Five Things You Did Not Know About Reigning League MVP Nikola Jokic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lebron-james-son-bronny-james-narrowed-down-his-school-choice-to-either-usc-or-oregon\/\">LeBron James\u2019 Son Bronny James Narrowed Down His School Choice To Either USC Or Oregon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lakers-owner-gifts-replacement-rings-to-slava-medvedenko-who-sold-originals-to-raise-money-for-ukraine\/\">Lakers Owner Gifts Replacement Rings To Slava Medvedenko Who Sold Originals To Raise Money For Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Nuggets are currently sitting atop the Western Conference thanks to the likes of Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr and Jamal Murray, among others. The addition of Murray and Porter Jr has really injected life into the team, with Jokic serving as an anchor around who the team operates. 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