The Rockets have been rebuilding for the last two seasons. The protagonist of this article, Porter Jr., is one of the cornerstones of the Rockets' reconstruction, and last season Porter Jr. was given high hopes by the Rockets. He averaged nearly 17 points per game and had 50 points and 10 assists in a single game. But Porter Jr.'s problems in these two seasons are obvious, and most of the time he is an inefficient offensive hand speed. For players who have averaged more than 28 minutes per game this season, Porter Jr. has the worst shooting percentage, at just 35.7 percent. His three-point shooting percentage is just over 32%, and as a guard, Porter Jr.'s free throw rate is not good, and his free throw shooting rate is not even 61%.
Porter Jr. has entered the third year of his career, and most NBA rookies have a clear trend of improvement in the second or third year of their careers. Last season's Porter Jr. stats were good to look at, and there were highlights. But this season, Porter Jr. has not only not improved, but has regressed. Averaging 12 points per game and shooting so low, the Rockets are struggling to wait for Little Porter to metamorphose, but how long will it take?
The biggest problem with Porter Jr.'s offense is that he can't shoot. Shooting problems have affected Porter Jr.'s future prospects, and a defender player who has just passed 60% of the free throws can reflect his poor shooting skills. Porter Jr., who has no threat of stability in most of his offensive areas, does not do well at close and medium range, including the inside. Porter Jr. is a physically gifted defender player, with height and speed of movement as well as good explosiveness and confrontation. But this season he's shooting less than 43 percent from the basket. This is not just bad, but unbearable.
Porter Jr. can often pass his opponent to get a shooting opportunity, but he almost ends that moment. His hands were still too rough. In long-range shooting, Porter Jr.'s feel is good and bad, and when Porter Jr.'s feel is good, he can indeed hit consecutive hits. But most of the time Porter Jr.'s hand was not good, and many shots ended with iron.
A lot of players' offensive inefficiency is related to the way they attack. If a player is mainly based on no-ball projection, the efficiency will be improved, and it is difficult to attack with the ball after all. And in Porter Jr., we don't see any bright spots, his ability to hold the ball is mediocre, and his ability to have no ball is even lower. Porter Jr. can't run without the ball, and if he wants to get an offensive opportunity, he can only hold the ball. This is in clear conflict with the rest of the team. Under the same competitive conditions, Green and Wood are more efficient than Porter Jr. The Rockets still trusted Little Potter so much, it was enough to give him patience.
To put it another way, Porter Jr. has spent most of the season playing point guard. Since you are a point guard, organization is a very important part. How efficient is Porter Jr.'s passing this season? It's still miserable. Averaging 5.8 assists per game, a slight drop from last season, he has nearly four turnovers and is already in the league's top ten. Porter Jr.'s assist turnovers were not even 2:1, and among the top 10 players in the NBA assists list, Porter Jr. was the least efficient offensively.
The Rockets gave Porter Jr. enough opportunities and patience, and some time ago Porter Jr. quarreled in the locker room Rockets also chose to forgive him. If Porter Jr. does not improve and remains in place, it is a complete waste of the team's time and a squandering of his own career. Dear readers, how do you evaluate Porter Jr.'s performance this season? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.