Nets' Michael Porter Jr. discussing adjusting to primary scoring role

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. experienced a significant amount of change over the past year outside of being traded to the Nets from the Denver Nuggets. Brooklyn acquired Porter along with a 2032 first-round pick from the Nuggets in exchange for forward Cam Johnson, putting Porter in a position to have an elevated role. Porter reflected on what that change in role was like.

"I feel like for me in this new role, it just felt like a completely different experience out there on the basketball court with the new team, young guys, new role for me," Porter said during his exit interview in mid-April. It made sense why Porter experienced such a different on the court as he want from playing with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray to being the main scorer with players like Nic Claxton and Noah Clowney being the other scorers.

"So this offseason, now that I've seen that, I kind of know what it's going to be like out there not playing alongside Joker," Porter continued. "He's just feeding you passes and you're wide open, taking wide open shots, wide open layups. It's a lot different. Yes, I think that maybe it should change people's opinion that I can expand my game, but I think there's a lot more that I can do."

Porter had the best season of his career by far during this season as he averaged 24.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 46.3% from the field and 36.3% from behind the three-point line. Porter's best season prior to this year as arguably last season when he averaged 18.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per contest while shooting 50.4% from the floor and 39.5% from deep.