Michael Porter Jr. credits Michael Malone for jumpstarting his NBA career: "He threw me into the fire in the playoffs as a rookie" originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Michael Porter Jr makes his feelings known after the Denver Nuggets traded him to the Brooklyn Nets while he was on his way to vacation in Italy.

Michael Porter Jr. was a key part of the Denver Nuggets core and many fans had grown to love him over the years, despite some of his struggles. Porter was traded from the Nuggets to the Brooklyn Nets at the start of the free agency period.