Michael Porter Jr. has one of the more compelling storylines on this Denver Nuggets team out of all the players that have brought them to the NBA Finals.
A highly-touted prospect, Porter Jr. fell in the draft thanks to his back issues. He eventually blossomed with the Nuggets before being hampered by injury once again. And he had some attitude issues as well, which are evident based on his recent description of how he spent time in the NBA Bubble in 2020.
Michael Porter Jr.’s favorite memory from the bubble? “Definitely the pina coladas at the pool. We would go to the pool every single day — me, Bol Bol, Torrey Craig. We would just go to the pool and drink pina coladas all day.”
Michael Porter Jr.'s favorite memory from the bubble? "Definitely the piña coladas at the pool. We would go to the pool every single day — me, Bol Bol, Torrey Craig. We would just go to the pool and drink piña coladas all day."
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The Bubble was certainly a unique experience for all the players who were involved. To be in an enclosed space with a bunch of other players from across the league for such a long time worked out great for some of them and not so great for others, like the Los Angeles Clippers.
That was Michael Porter Jr.’s first season in the NBA, and he averaged nine points per game in the regular season. That jumped to 11 in the playoffs, although it was the season after that he truly emerged as a player that could average 20 points in the NBA. The Nuggets lost in the Conference Finals that season, but now that Porter Jr. has matured and is healthy again with the rest of the team, things have seemingly come together for the Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets Aren’t Losing Focus This Season
Drinking pina coladas by the pool doesn’t necessarily denote a lack of seriousness, but that Nuggets team was not ready to go all the way in 2020. That isn’t the case this season, they are staying focused, and Head Coach Mike Malone won’t let them get carried away until the job is finished.
“I told our players today, don’t read the paper,” Malone said. “Don’t listen to the folks on the radio and TV saying that this series is over and that we’ve done something because we haven’t done a damn thing.”
For Michael Porter Jr., he is averaging 14.6 points per game these playoffs, but he is yet to have a signature game. He will be aiming for that to be in the Finals against the Heat, and Sunday night presents the perfect opportunity to do so.
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