Craig Porter Jr. ☆

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This season

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• Podcast Danny Cunningham, Locked On Cavs · Report · Oct 15

  Tyrese Proctor and Craig Porter Jr. have gone through body transformations. Danny says Proctor is noticeably bigger and stronger in the upper body.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs · Opinion · Oct 15

  Mike Lucas is most confident in Porter Jr. right now but thinks he has the lowest ceiling of the three. Mike is skeptical that a non-shooting big and a non-shooting point guard can share the floor.

• Podcast Danny Cunningham, Locked On Cavs · Report · Oct 15

  Porter Jr.'s three-point history per 36 minutes, as read by Danny: 1.9 attempts at 35.3% as a rookie, 3.4 attempts at 43.8% in year two, and 2.9 attempts at 35% last year.

• Podcast Danny Cunningham, Locked On Cavs · Prediction · Oct 15

  Danny considers Porter Jr. a lock for the rotation. He sees whether Proctor or Thomas (heard as "Malik"; likely Meleek Thomas) also makes it as up for grabs.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Report · Oct 14

  The backup-guard check-in order changed in the finale. Thomas (heard as "Malik Thomas", likely Meleek Thomas) had been the 8th or 9th man earlier, but this time Craig Porter Jr. was 8th, Tyrese Proctor 9th, and Thomas 10th ("I believe"). Thomas still played in the first half.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Report · Oct 14

  Craig Porter Jr. played the most minutes of the backup-guard group (17), going +7 with 3 points, 3 assists, a steal and a turnover. He took no field-goal attempts but went to the line a couple of times.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Prediction · Oct 14

  Host prediction: Craig Porter Jr. will be the 10th man, maybe the 9th. The host praised his force but wants him to be more involved on offense.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host frames the race for the last rotation spots as Thomas (heard as "Malik Thomas"; likely Meleek Thomas), Craig Porter Jr. and Tyrese Proctor, with at most two of them playing.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Report · Oct 13

  On Sunday, Thomas (likely Meleek Thomas) played 18 minutes, more than both Craig Porter Jr. and Tyrese Proctor. He was the ninth player to check in, about a minute before Porter.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host thinks Craig Porter Jr. is currently ahead of Tyrese Proctor, though he does not see it as an unwinnable battle for Proctor.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host's comparison: Proctor is unquestionably a better and more willing shooter than Porter, while Porter does the little things well and knows how to be an NBA player. Proctor is still learning that.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Opinion · Oct 13

  The host questions whether the Cavs' actions match their words about Porter. He notes they brought in Dennis Schroeder and Ty Jerome in past years instead of making Porter the backup point guard.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Prediction · Oct 13

  The host's current read: Porter is the 10th man, which he says is effectively settled because of Porter's versatility, and Thomas (likely Meleek Thomas) is beating Proctor for the ninth spot.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Report · Oct 12

  Check-in order: Meleek Thomas (heard as "Malik Thomas"; likely Meleek Thomas) was 9th, Craig Porter Jr. 10th and Tyrese Proctor 12th. Thomas and Porter entered in the second quarter. Proctor did not play until 7:45 remained in the fourth quarter.

• Podcast Locked On Cavs host · Analysis · Oct 12

  The host says Craig Porter Jr. is in year four and it feels like now or never. In his view, the Cavs keep looking elsewhere instead of giving Porter a significant role and are not committing to him as backup point guard. He wishes Porter would shoot more, calling him too offensively hesitant.

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• Waiting Danny Cunningham: Craig Porter Jr. is in Cleveland's rotation to start the season.
  2026-10-15 · Podcast · for @ PHI, 2026-10-22
• Waiting Danny Cunningham: Craig Porter Jr. will be Cleveland's 10th man, possibly 9th, in the rotation.
  2026-10-14 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12

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