2023-10-18 00:46:04
The Houston Rockets traded guard Kevin Porter Jr. and two second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the Thunder immediately released Kevin Porter Jr., who attacked his ex-girlfriend and his NBA career may be over.
Sources told ESPN that the Rockets acquired Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, the Minnesota Timberwolves sent a 2027 second-round pick to the Thunder, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent a 2028 second-round pick to the Thunder.
The deal allows the Thunder to collect draft capital and requires them to pay Kevin Porter Jr. the remaining $16.9 million (NT$520 million) in guaranteed salary on his four-year contract, while the Rockets also save $5.5 million (NT$170 million). salary.
On September 11, Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested for allegedly assaulting his former WNBA player girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick at the Millennium Hilton Hotel near the United Nations in New York. His NBA career will suffer a major blow and may end there.
Kevin Porter Jr. was the 30th overall pick in the 2019 draft after one season at USC, but was suspended due to behavioral issues. He played his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but due to personal reasons, he did not join the team in the next season. In January 2021, after a quarrel with the Cleveland Cavaliers staff, he was traded to the Rockets and received the top 55 A protected second-round pick.
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