Overview
- The Nets have taken calls but are not actively shopping Porter, and league reporting says their high asking price has cooled chances of a deal before Thursday’s 3 p.m. deadline.
- Detroit has been linked as a suitor and has weighed a pursuit, though reporting suggests the Pistons could opt for a conservative approach at the deadline.
- Porter is delivering a career season at 25.6 points and 7.3 rebounds with near-40% three-point shooting, elevating his market value after arriving from Denver.
- He is entering the final year of his contract at roughly $40 million and will be eligible for an extension in July, a timing factor shaping Brooklyn’s calculus.
- If no agreement emerges this week, multiple reports indicate Brooklyn is expected to revisit trade talks in the offseason as broader star markets and draft flexibility come into clearer focus.