Kevin Porter Jr. has attracted interest from four NBA teams, with the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers joining the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets as potential destinations.
“After Sacramento gained flexibility to add a point guard with today’s Nique Clifford trade to OKC, we can add Miami and Portland as teams who’ve shown interest in Kevin Porter Jr., per sources, along with the Kings and Nuggets,” Jake Fischer reported on Sunday, November 8.
The update gives Porter four known NBA teams monitoring his availability as he looks for another opportunity following his departure from the Milwaukee Bucks before the 2026-27 regular season.
Porter, 26, remains focused on staying in the NBA despite interest from overseas teams. Marc Stein and Fischer previously reported on October 26, that he was not necessarily expected to find a new team immediately but remained optimistic about continuing his NBA career.
The report also indicated that teams could reconsider their backcourt options as the season progresses. Porter could become an option if a club becomes dissatisfied with its current point guard rotation.
Sacramento’s situation changed following its trade of Nique Clifford to Oklahoma City. The Kings received Utah’s 2028 second-round pick and Minnesota’s 2030 second-round pick, opening additional flexibility to pursue a point guard.
Denver and Sacramento had previously discussed a potential trade for Porter with Milwaukee. However, their financial situations could complicate a move, with both teams facing limited flexibility around the luxury tax.
Signing Porter as a 15th roster player would be less appealing financially than acquiring him through a trade that sends salary back to Milwaukee, according to the earlier report.
Porter averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 38 games for Milwaukee during the 2025-26 season. He shot 46.5% from the field and 32.2% from three-point range across 33.2 minutes per game.
His previous NBA stops include Houston and the Los Angeles Clippers. Porter averaged 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 59 games with the Rockets during the 2022-23 season.
He later averaged 9.3 points and 3.2 assists in 45 games with the Clippers during the 2024-25 campaign, before posting 11.7 points and 3.7 assists in 30 appearances with Milwaukee.
Porter also has overseas experience, having played four regular-season games for Greek club PAOK in 2024. He averaged 20.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists in those appearances.
