Is there a reversal of things? Little Porter was wronged? Self-inflicted sins, do not live

Porter Jr.'s NBA career is coming to an end for the time being.

A message from late at night that the Rockets made a deal with the Thunder, the specific details of the deal were:

- The Rockets get Oladipo and Robinson Earle

- Thunder get Kevin Porter Jr., two future second-round picks (from the Timberwolves in 2027, from the Bucks in 2028)

After getting Kevin Porter Jr., the Thunder quickly cut it, apparently not seeing it as the future.

Here I have to praise the Thunder management, before the start of the regular season, they still have 18 formal contracts, originally need to cut people, take advantage of this wave of cuts can also make two second-round picks, the detonator means are really smart, in the next seven years, they will have 15 first rounds and 22 second rounds, which is simply against the sky.

Let's talk about Rocket and Porter Jr., not long ago, Porter Jr. was arrested by New York police for beating his girlfriend, and this domestic violence incident apparently urged Rocket to pull the trigger on the deal.

Before the start of the media day, the general manager of the Rockets once bluntly said: "As soon as I learned about this, I informed Porter Jr.'s agent that he could no longer be part of the team. ”

Then the training camp opened, and the Rockets made it clear that Porter Jr. would not participate, and publicly peddled Porter Jr. within the league, and at the time it was reported that the Rockets did not want Porter Jr. to stay on the team even if they sent away draft picks, and then there was an opening trade.

However, just before and after this deal, Porter Jr.'s domestic violence incident seems to have reversed.

In the initial prosecution, Porter Jr.'s domestic violence caused his girlfriend to fracture the cervical spine, and he was charged with second-degree assault, but Porter Jr.'s defense team said that the cervical vertebrae fracture was a birth defect of his girlfriend, not caused by domestic violence, and after the local prosecutor's office admitted this fact, Porter Jr.'s second-degree assault charges were dropped.

After the deal, Porter Jr.'s girlfriend was interviewed and then denied that she was abused by Porter Jr., saying that the incident was an exaggeration by prosecutors: "He didn't hit me, he never clenched his fists and hit me, and certainly he didn't hit me in the face countless times." That report was a lie, and I didn't have any injuries to support the domestic violence lie. ”

Porter Jr.'s girlfriend said: "The district attorney's office released details of the alleged assault and injuries without interviewing me and without getting my full medical records. It happened very quickly, not as seriously as reported, and it was an argument that took place in the room, not even for less than 10 seconds. ”

It sounds like little Porter was wronged? Unfortunately, no matter what the process is, and whether or not Porter's girlfriend is lying, one thing is for sure, it is too late.

Porter Jr. came to the Rockets two years ago, when he was already a problem figure, once accused of assaulting women, holding guns, drugs, and repeatedly making trouble in the Cavaliers locker room, it can be said that Porter Jr. at that time was a marginal character in the league, only one step away from being abandoned.

However, after joining the Rockets, Porter Jr. made a place in the Rockets with his hard work and talent, and even sat in the starting lineup last season, and even received a 60 million contract (16.9 million for the guarantee part).

Objectively speaking, his strength is really not bad, averaging 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season, shooting 36.6% from three-point range, and even head coach Uduka said: Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green will compete openly in the starters.

But even in this case, Porter Jr. could not restrain his personal behavior, such as when he had a conflict with someone at a strip club in Miami and then suffered a minor injury; For example, he once had a conflict with Rockets assistant Lucas and threw things at each other; Last season, for example, Porter Jr. clashed with a club DJ while the Rockets were on a group outing and smashed the opposing computer.

It is precisely because of its strange behavior in the past that when this domestic violence incident occurs, people will be so convinced - so, this domestic violence incident, no matter how it is reversed, I am afraid that it is difficult to change the reality that Little Porter will be abandoned, after all, as a person, you must pay for what you have done in the past, and it is difficult to say that you are self-inflicted and cannot live.

Of course, this does not necessarily mean that Porter Jr.'s NBA career will end, after all, he is only 23 years old, and he does have strength, and in the NBA, it is not ruled out that there are teams willing to provide him with opportunities after the turmoil. What Porter Jr. needs to do is to "remake" and re-establish his image during this period. At this stage, his reputation is far more important than his skills.