Kevin Porter Jr.

Porter was born in Seattle, Washington, to Ayanna and Bryan Kevin Porter Sr. Porter Sr. was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl in 1993 and later died in a shooting in 2004 when Porter Jr. was four years old.

As a result, Porter Jr. was raised by his mother, who became his role model.

Porter convinced his mother to enroll him at Rainier Beach High School instead of O'Dea High School in Seattle, because his father had played sports there and he wanted to preserve the tradition.

In his senior campaign, he averaged 27 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists, as Rainier Beach finished with a 22–7 record.

Bryan Kevin Porter Jr. (born May 4, 2000), also known by his initials KPJ, is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Porter Jr. played college basketball for the USC Trojans.

Porter became the first USC player since DeMar DeRozan in 2008 to be rated a five-star recruit by Rivals.

On March 3, 2018, Porter recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds in a Class 3A state championship game loss to Garfield High School.

At the end of the season, he was named Washington Mr. Basketball by the state coaches association.

Porter was considered a five-star recruit by recruiting services 247Sports and Rivals and a four-star recruit by ESPN.

He was the top-ranked player from Washington in the 2018 class and received offers from several NCAA Division I programs, including UCLA, Oregon, and Washington, before committing to USC.

Porter debuted for USC on November 6, 2018, scoring 15 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting in an 83–62 win over Robert Morris.

On November 20, against Missouri State, he suffered a quadriceps contusion.

He returned on December 1 versus Nevada but left after four minutes because he was hindered by the injury.

He missed nine games with a quad contusion, and returned again on January 10, 2019, scoring five points in 25 minutes.

Three days later he was suspended indefinitely by USC for "personal conduct issues".

Regardless, Porter stated that he would finish the season with the team and then played in the last three games of the season.

He averaged 9.8 points, four rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 22 minutes a game, playing in 21 of USC's 33 games.

At the conclusion of his freshman season, Porter announced his intention to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2019 NBA draft.

In the 2019 NBA draft, Porter was selected 30th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks but was later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers via the Detroit Pistons.

On July 3, 2019, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had signed Porter.

On October 23, Porter made his debut in the NBA, playing in a 85–94 loss to the Orlando Magic and finishing with one rebound, two assists, and a steal.

On November 4, Porter was suspended for one game without pay for improperly making contact with a game official.

His first NBA start for the Cavaliers came on November 19 against the New York Knicks in a 123–105 loss, where he recorded a then career-high 18 points in 31 minutes.

Porter started the 2020–21 season inactive due to his off-season weapons charge, which was later dropped.

On January 18, 2021, the Cavaliers announced that Porter would either be traded or released following an outburst regarding a locker change following the Cavaliers' acquisition of Taurean Prince from the Brooklyn Nets.

He was traded to the Rockets three days later, having not played a single game with the Cavaliers in the 2020–21 season.

On January 21, 2021, Porter was traded to the Houston Rockets for a future top-55 protected second round pick.

He was later assigned to the Rockets' G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, debuting for the Vipers in their season opener on February 10, 2021.

On February 25, he recorded the first triple-double of the G League season, scoring 27 points, collecting 11 rebounds and dishing out 14 assists.

On March 6, the Rockets officially recalled Porter from the Vipers after an impressive performance in the G-League.

Porter made his official debut with the Rockets on March 11, 2021, contributing 13 points, ten assists and five rebounds in a game lost against the Sacramento Kings.

On April 28, Porter was fined $50,000 for violating the league's Health and Safety Protocols.

In the next following day after the incident, he scored 50 points and recorded 11 assists in a win against the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to have 50+ points and 10+ assists in a game.

By the end of the regular season, Porter had only played 26 games with the Rockets due to the many conflicts he was dealing with, averaging 16.6 points, 6.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 turnovers per game.

On January 1, 2022, during a 111–124 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Porter and teammate Christian Wood got into a verbal altercation with Rockets assistant coach John Lucas at halftime.

Porter then threw an object into the locker room and left the Toyota Center, the arena where the Rockets were playing, before the game ended.

On January 3, Rockets head coach Stephen Silas stated that he had suspended both Porter and Wood for one game each for their behavior.

On March 31, 2022, he recorded his first triple double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 121–118 loss against Sacramento.

On October 17, 2022, Porter agreed on a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension with the Rockets.