In the first three games in which the Rockets' 3 core main players were absent, Porter Jr. performed quite well, not only in terms of personal offense, but also remarkable in organizing tandem teams, giving a total of 30 assists in 3 games and only 6 turnovers, which made people feel that he was a talent worth cultivating.
To know that this season Porter Jr. has been criticized for his transformation into a point guard, rocket fans have looked down on him, especially at the beginning of the season, an assist in a game is similar to a mistake, often in the personal offense and passing to teammates hesitation led to miss the best offensive time, the outbreak of the last three games once changed the fan's perception of him, but in the last game against the Timberwolves, Porter Jr. once again staged his poor performance in the tandem team, frequent mistakes let the Timberwolves always play counter-attack, The whole game sent 8 assists at the same time there were 8 mistakes, the whole team let the opponent use the mistake to get a staggering 39 points, it can be said that the first three quarters of the Rockets were pulled apart by the Timberwolves 27 points, and the Little Porter organization of the tandem team has a close relationship.
The hot-eyed performance made American fans unable to watch, and someone in the Rockets Forum said: "This season's Porter has proven to be a good defender who catches and shoots, and when he has no ball, he can become a really effective attacker after taking the ball." But as a point guard, he sucks. He makes the game tougher for the people around him, and that's the best thing to look like when he gets the ball and passes it to other people right away. ”
But Rockets coach Silas has been backing Porter Jr. lately, and in an earlier interview Silas said of Porter Jr.: "He had a good season, he saw where he could succeed, he was learning a new position, there were some small changes. There are some things he needs to improve, he says he wants to improve, which is in line with our goal, that's what we want, we want the players to improve, we want them to believe that we can help them improve. It also hints again at what the team expects of him.
Of course, this season Porter Jr. has not improved, as the American fan put it: "Porter Jr. is more like a defensive Crawford than an offensive core defender." It doesn't matter, Crawford is an all-Star-level fringe player and Porter has the potential to do better, but he's not our future point guard, maybe our little forward or something. "It's also true that Porter Jr. can play the No. 2 position and not let him hold the ball, he will do well in terms of personal offense, and as long as he pays attention on the defensive end, he can really bring a lot of trouble to the opponent, which may be the reason why the Rockets want to continue to gamble on him."
After the end of this season, Porter Jr. has one year left on a child labor contract, according to rocket reporter Kelly Iko, Porter Jr. is eligible to renew his contract with the Rockets early this offseason, up to a maximum of 4 years and 184 million US dollars. Therefore, the next operation of the rocket will pass on their message. So, Porter Jr. said in an interview: "I'm very good at adjusting and adapting, no matter what the team asks me to do, I try to adapt quickly and try to do my best." ”