Kevin Porter Jr. Drawing Nuggets, Kings Interest

Kevin Porter Jr. is drawing interest after the Milwaukee Bucks waived him before the season. Marc Stein and Jake Fischer report the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings are among teams still looking at their backcourts. Porter is optimistic he’ll stay in the NBA, though Stein and Fischer say a new deal is not expected immediately because he isn’t close to two-way eligibility. Porter averaged 17.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 38 games in 2025-26 before right knee surgery. Sacramento is missing Ben Simmons for the season with a torn Achilles, while Denver could use another scorer behind Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray. Porter would come without any trade cost.