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Can Michael Porter Jr. help rescue Mavs from their scoring woes?
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While playing for the Raiders, Porter's coach was none other than former Portland Trailblazers star Brandon Roy, who's NBA career was derailed by injury (a legitimate concern Porter shares that we will get to later). Under Roy's tutelage, Porter averaged 36.2 points and 13.6 boards, en route to a perfect 29-0 record, and a state title.
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Standing 6-10.75 and weighing in at 215 pounds, and boasting a 7-0.25 wingspan, his physical profile is outstanding. With almost the same height and length as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Porter has the skills to potentially guard four different positions on the floor, and maybe even some small-ball 5s if he develops some more aggression, and adds some additional muscle to his frame.
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In game situations, Porter never lets a bad play affect him on either end of the court. If he gets torched as a defender, he has no problem recovering on the other end and hitting a big shot. Likewise, if he gives up a turnover, or shoots a bad shot, his effort on the defensive end doesn't shift, which is a rare trait in young players.
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The Dallas Mavericks need a lot of help of the offensive end of the floor, and Porter is one of the few offensive-minded players in this draft who can come in and fit seamlessly into any offensive system that he is asked to. He is the kind of player whom, as soon as he sets foot on an NBA court, could be asked to be the team's primary scorer, and he could do it in a variety of ways. With Dallas, and alongside scorers like Harrison Barnes and Dennis Smith Jr., Porter wouldn't necessarily have to be the alpha scorer from day one, and would be given more time to develop that part of his game as the season went on, with the idea that, by the end of the 2018-19 season, he is to the Mavericks what Jayson Tatum was to the Celtics. If you watch Tatum in this year's playoffs, that's an exciting proposition.