Joining Mikel Brown Jr. and Julius Randle as the three Nets with an official NBA 2K rating, Michael Porter Jr. comes in at an 85 overall after his best individual professional season.
Although the Brooklyn Nets season as a whole was not successful, the team made one of the best moves of the 2025 offseason by acquiring Michael Porter Jr. from the Denver Nuggets.
In his first season with the Nets, Porter became one of the top scorers in the NBA, averaging 24.2 points per game, while adding 7.1 rebounds and a career-high three assists.
On Wednesday, NBA 2K continued to release the ratings of the top-100 highest-rated players in 2K27, with Porter landing at No. 49 as an 85 overall.
He joins Julius Randle (83) and Mikel Brown Jr. (74) as one of three Nets to have their ratings revealed thus far.
Looking back, the Nets are the clear winner in their acquisition of Porter to this point, as he averaged nearly twice as many points as former Nets forward Cameron Johnson (12.2), who the Nuggets swapped for Porter last June.
As part of the trade, the Nets also acquired a 2032 unprotected first-rounder, which could prove valuable as three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić will be on the backend of his career and remains unextended.
Going forward, Porter's future in Brooklyn is a bit cloudy, but he has expressed his intent to stay with the franchise and help them "take off."
Despite upping his usage percentage by nearly eight full points and shooting nearly five more shots than his previous season-high of 13.6 field-goal attempts per game, Porter kept his shooting percentages in check, shooting 46.3% from the field and 36.3% from 3-point range.
The free-throw line was also a big tool for Porter in his first season as a No. 1 option, doubling his attempts per game and shooting a career-high 85.9-percent at the charity stripe.
But, perhaps the biggest stride Porter made was as a passer, as he had previously gained a reputation as one of the lowest assist men in the NBA.
He talked about his growth as a passer and how it affects his teammates earlier in the season.
"Now, here, having the ball in my hands a lot more, a lot more actions drawn up for me, there's more opportunity for me to either shoot or pass and get assists, and we have guys that can knock down shots," Porter said. "So yeah, it's definitely something that's not surprising to me, but I guess it surprises a lot of other people."
Porter is currently set to play out the final year of his five-year, $179 million deal that he initially signed with Denver before becoming an unrestricted free agent the following year.
While the prospect of Porter's shooting ability and Randle's physical playstyle seem like a good fit, it may be smart for the Nets to see how the two ball-dominant forwards gel before offering an extension.
But, having Porter as a reliable floor spacer for the young backcourt duo of Brown and Egor Dëmin to grow alongside is definitely a positive.
Porter should get open looks from the "Aura Bros" passing ability and Randle's downhill drives.
