Report: Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. agrees to massive multi-year extension
By Sydney Hunte
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Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. appears in line for a massive pay raise.
ESPN basketball reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the former Missouri player has come to terms on a 5-year contract extension. The agreement was revealed to Wojnarowski by Mark Bartelstein, Porter’s agent.
According to Wojnarowski, the extension is worth $172 million. However, if Porter is named to an All-NBA team after the 2021-22 season, it will be worth $207 million.
Porter Jr., deal is worth $172M unless he reaches the designated max criteria and makes one of the three All-NBA teams this season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 27, 2021
The 14th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Porter played in 1 game in his rookie season due to back injuries. He debuted the next season and mainly came in off the bench.
In the 2020-21 campaign, he blossomed into a reliable scorer for Denver, averaging 19.0 starts in 54 starts in 61 games, including a 44.5 percent mark from 3-point range.
Denver was 47-25 in the 2020-21 season, falling 4 games to 0 to the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
