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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
Porter could be the biggest risk/biggest reward in the draft
People had him unanimous #1 pick before the injury. He was one of the most remarkable high school prospects since LeBron
Then the injury-- an injury that can diminish overall performance and cause significant health issues later on. There's no guarantee he's the same player now and/or if his back will be re-injured or if the injury to his back will cause other issues.
There's also the issue of going from high school to college. Some guys dominate high school and simply don't in college. I know he was injured, but when he came back, he was absolutely terrible. That's not to say that it proved he was terrible, but there is ZERO evidence that he is capable of dominating at the college (2A) level.
Then again, he was projected as the next Durant/George.
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Go back to the comments Pre injury. He was NOT the unanimous number 1 pick. He had major hype going for him very early on (3 years ago). I would agree that he was in the conversation for number 1 pick and a consensus top 5.