From Chris Fedor’s Q&A today:
“Along those lines, Kevin Porter Jr. won't be overlooked. A top 50 player in the 2018 class, Porter was suspended for a violation of team rules. Some of the Cavs' early intel points to that not being a huge red flag. Now that USC's season is over, they will devote plenty of resources to getting those questions answered.”
I apologize in advance that I’m going to keep beating this drum all the way up to the draft lmao.... but his on-court activity level is just not consistent with the perception he’s given that he doesn’t care. The USC program is a shitshow and I’m going to continue to discount the idea that he’s a bad locker room guy until there’s more evidence reported or discussed. USC just had a 2018 top 100 recruit transfer yesterday because he wasn’t seeing the floor. Charles OBannon was a McDonalds All American that never plays. And that’s not even to mention all the on court stuff you see and FBI bs too.
Btw I didn’t have time to post it, but ESPN dropped a new mock yesterday and Porter was one of the biggest movers, up to #12 I believe.
He can be a bad locker room guy and still have a good activity level on the court...those two things don't necessarily go hand in hand. I watched him against Washington the other day, which was on paper his most impressive performance of the season. He hit shots, and he showed a great level of activity. But he didn't show very good awareness offensively, and just generally doesn't look like a guy who'll create offense at the next level.
Assuming he doesn't have #1/#2 option upside, I can't get behind the idea of investing in an energy guy wing who's a questionable lockerroom guy. There are so many good roleplayer type guys to choose from who don't come with those questionmarks.