If it is gold, it will shine! He is regarded as an outcast in the NBA, but in just one year, he won another 11 million contract!

"In our opinion, although he has no playoff experience, he has shown a mature style of play, and he and Giannis Antetokounmpo cooperate very well. Of course we will stay such a player with great chemistry." Recently, in an interview, the Bucks general manager Jon Horst talked about the team's signing situation this summer, but when it comes to the most satisfactory signing, Kevin Porter Jr. was recognized by Horst. One year ago, Porter Jr. was still the abandoned child of the entire NBA, and no team wanted to sign with him. However, in just one year, he completed his transformation and regained a new contract, and was also recognized by the team. Let’s take a look at how Porter Jr. has quickly become the key gentleman of the Bucks in the past year!

1. Poor personality and temper lead to the betrayal of everyone!

First of all, one thing that must be admitted is that Porter definitely has abilities. After all, when he was still playing for the Rockets in the 22-23 season, he was regarded as one of the future cores by the team. He can contribute 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. His data is excellent, and his ability and talent are indeed satisfactory. So in the summer of this year, in order to keep Porter, the Rockets directly issued him a four-year, $82.5 million early contract renewal. According to the conventional development, even though Amen Thompson, Jabarry Smith Jr., Alperen Shinkin and others grew up one after another, and Porter needed to hand over some ball rights, it was definitely not difficult to occupy a stable position in the team. But the bad thing is that his bad personality and temper caused a big disaster in the summer of that year, which led to his despised by the entire NBA when he was 23 years old, so he had to go far away to Europe.

In fact, long before he entered the NBA and was still fighting in the USC school team in the NCAA, he repeatedly exposed conflicts with his teammates and even coaches, and even performed bad behaviors such as speeding and lateness in the training ground in private. After entering the NBA, he made a big fuss in the Cavaliers' locker room. He was once regarded as a cancer in the locker room. He was eventually sent to the Rockets by the Cavaliers in a reverse way. After the Rockets were settled for a while, he started to go crazy again because he was arrested by police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in a hotel during the offseason, and soon after he signed a plea agreement. You know, the NBA has always had zero tolerance for such things, so the Rockets quickly canceled their contract extension with him and sent him to the Thunder. The Thunder quickly cut him, and Porter went from a billionaire to a homeless vagabond overnight. To stay in shape, he had to go to the Greek league and become a member of Thessaloniki.

2. He was signed by the Clippers, but was sent to the Bucks again.

However, to be fair, putting aside extreme character, Potter does have the ability. After coming to the Greek League, he continued his outstanding performance in the NBA. A 23-year-old star who is close to the NBA All-Star level came to this level of league, which is indeed a dimensional reduction blow. Although the contract amount he received was only $10,000 per month, it was not easy to get recruited by professional teams, so he tried his best in every game just to be able to return to the NBA. At the end of the season, he could contribute 20.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3 steals. Especially in the farewell game, he scored 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. After the game, Porter Jr. could not hide his gratitude and shed tears in the game. Thanks to Thessaloniki Club for being able to withstand the pressure of public opinion and media in his most difficult things and retaining himself in his down-and-out self. And soon, he got the call from the Clippers and returned to the NBA. After a year of separation, Porter Jr. returned to the familiar stage again. Although his contract amount was only 2 years of $4.78 million in the basic salary and his playing time was shortened a lot, in his opinion, it doesn't matter. As long as he can return to the NBA, he will be willing even without a salary, and this time he has indeed matured a lot. In the 45 games of the Clippers, although Porter Jr. played on the bench most of the time, he still maintained a good form, and averaged 9.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal per game. In the second team, he can play the role of James Harden for a short time, and the effect is indeed very impressive, but what is unexpected is that he was sent to the Bucks before the trade deadline. He just returned to the NBA for less than half a year, and he felt the warmth and coldness of human feelings again.

3. Completely reborn in the Bucks and get another new contract.

As the saying goes, Seynn lost his game, although he was ruthlessly traded by the team to the Bucks, when he came here, he became one of Doug Rivers' favorite disciples. Although Porter still played as a substitute in most games, it is very obvious that he can control the ball more freely in the game, which is also a successful helping Porter's efficiency improve straight. In the team's 30 regular season games, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and his shooting and three-point shooting percentages reached 49.4% and 40.8% respectively. In the playoffs, Porter was even more ordered to become the team's main point guard, but he did not disappoint the team, handing over 11.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists, with a three-point shooting percentage of an astonishing 46.7%. Although the team lost to the Pacers in the end, Porter was recognized by the team, and the Bucks eventually offered a two-year, $11 million contract, successfully leaving him in Milwaukee.. For 25-year-old Porter, he still has a chance and will still be able to attack the big contract in the future, because he believes that gold will shine!