Kevin Porter

Porter was traded by the Cavaliers to the Rockets on Jan. 22 in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick. Porter saw action in the G League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers before making his Rockets debut. With the Vipers, Porter appeared in 15 games and averaged 24.1 points, 7.3 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 36.0 minutes. He shot 44.8 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from three and 78.0 percent from the free-throw line. He was voted to the 2020-21 All-G League team after leading the league in minutes (540), shot attempts (288), assists (109), points (361) and usage rate (29.9%). On March 11 against the Kings, Porter made his Rockets debut. He played 29 minutes and recorded 13 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, three steals and one block. Just one day later, he posted his first 20-point effort of the season, accumulating 27 points, eight assists, three rebounds, tow blocks and one steal against the Jazz in 38 minutes. Porter's biggest performance of the season -- one the best performances of the season by anyone in the league -- occurred April 29 in a win over the Bucks. Porter posted 50 points (16-26 FG, 9-15 3Pt, 9-11 FT), 11 assists, five rebounds and one block in 41 minutes. In that game, Porter became just the fourth player in league history to score at least 50 points before his 21st birthday -- the others being LeBron James (twice), Brandon Jennings and Devin Booker. Overall, Porter averaged 16.6 points, 6.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 32.1 minutes per game in 2020-21.

Porter was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft after one collegiate season at USC. He was drafted by Milwaukee, but traded on draft night with Tony Snell to Detroit for Jon Leuer. Six days later, Porter was dealt to Cleveland for multiple second round draft picks. He made his NBA debut for Cleveland during the opening game of the season, on Oct. 23 against the Magic. Porter played 17 minutes and recorded two assists, one rebound and one steal. Porter had his first double-digit scoring game Nov. 8 against the Wizards when he posted 13 points (5-11 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), three rebounds and a steal. He had his first 20-point scoring effort Dec. 11 against the Rockets when he delivered 24 points (9-15 FG, 6-9 3Pt), three dimes, two boards and three steals. Porter scored his career-high 30 points (9-18 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 8-10 FT) on Feb. 24 in a game against the Heat. He also posted eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 41 minutes of play in the home win over Miami. His other career highs stood at nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks. Porter's longest streak of double-digit scoring was seven games from Jan. 28 through Feb. 12. During that stretch, he averaged 16.1 points on 11.6 shots, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 27.6 minutes per contest. Overall during his rookie campaign, Porter averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 23.2 minutes per game. Porter appeared in 50 games during the COVID19-shortened season, with three starts, and shot 33.5 percent from behind the arc.