Craig Porter Jr. stats, injury status and game log

PPG4.5

RPG3.4

APG3.2

FG%45.0

3P%35.5

TS%52.4

USG%11.9

MIN17.9

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Craig Porter Jr. Piles Up Assists in Early Run of Minutes for Cleveland

Craig Porter Jr. is getting steady backup point guard minutes for Cleveland early in 2026-27, highlighted by a 10-assist night against Boston on October 8. He is not on the injury report. He returns from a 2025-26 season in which he played all 64 games he appeared in as Cleveland's backup floor general.

By the Cavaliers Nightly Desk · updated 7 d ago

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01The story of the nightEarly Minutes, Heavy PlaymakingPorter has logged three recent outings for Cleveland: 17.6 minutes against Orlando on October 13 (3 pts, 4 reb, 3…

Porter has logged three recent outings for Cleveland: 17.6 minutes against Orlando on October 13 (3 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, plus-minus +7.0), 13.1 minutes in a win over Orlando on October 11 (4 ast), and 16.3 minutes against Boston on October 8 where he handed out 10 assists despite a loss. Scoring has been light in each game, but the assist totals show he is running the offense when he is on the floor.

02What He Brings Off Last SeasonLast season Porter appeared in 64 games for Cleveland, averaging 17.9 minutes with 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2…

Last season Porter appeared in 64 games for Cleveland, averaging 17.9 minutes with 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He shot 45.0 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from three and 60.0 percent from the line, good for a 52.4 true shooting mark on an 11.9 usage rate. His plus-minus sat at +1.6, and he is not listed with any injury history.

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Questions fans ask

What is Craig Porter Jr.'s role with the Cavaliers?

He is a backup guard who runs the offense in bench minutes, as shown by his assist totals in recent games and his 3.2 assists per game last season.

Is Craig Porter Jr. injured?

No, he is not on the injury report and has no injury history listed.

Was Craig Porter Jr. mentioned in any trade rumors?

He was named in Chris Fedor's Central Notes column on October 6, 2026, though no specific trade details beyond the mention are available.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 261 attempts in 61 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

44.8%

117/261

eFG

51.1%

threes count 1.5

From three

36.0%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	75	29%	69.3%	66.9%	+2.4
Paint (non-RA)	75	29%	30.7%	44.3%	-13.7
Mid-range	17	7%	52.9%	41.6%	+11.3
Corner 3	35	13%	40.0%	38.5%	+1.5
Above the break 3	59	23%	32.2%	35.0%	-2.7

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 64 games · 43-21

Last 104.3pts · season 4.5 · steady

Last 10 minutes18.0season 17.9

Home / away4.2 / 4.9pts per game

In wins / losses4.8 / 4.0pts per game

Shooting45.0%FG · 35.5% 3P · 60.0% FT

Season highs19pts · 9 reb · 12 ast

Big nights020+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Tue, Oct 13	at ORL	L 116-132	18	3	4	3	0-0	0-0	+7
Sun, Oct 11	vs ORL	W 119-105	13	0	1	4	0-2	0-0	+4
Thu, Oct 8	vs BOS	L 113-124	16	5	3	10	2-3	1-2	-2
Mon, May 25	vs NYK	L 93-130	9	0	1	3	0-0	0-0	-4
Thu, May 21	at NYK	L 93-109	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	+2
Sun, May 17	at DET	W 125-94	4	2	2	1	1-2	0-0	+1
Fri, May 15	vs DET	L 94-115	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Mon, May 11	vs DET	W 112-103	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	-4
Thu, Apr 23	at TOR	L 104-126	3	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0
Sat, Apr 18	vs TOR	W 126-113	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	-2

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Porter Jr..

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Bio

Born Feb 26, 2000 · 26 years

Before the NBA: Wichita State

Career

2023–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career4.6 · 2.4 · 2.4pts · reb · ast per game

Games1663 seasons · since 2023

Points762396 reb · 394 ast

Shooting48.6 · 37.7 · 68.8FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs1.1 ppg13 games · 0.7 reb · 1.0 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2023-24	CLE	24	51	6	12.7	5.6	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.3	0.9	50.9	35.3	73.2
2024-25	CLE	25	51	1	10.1	3.7	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.7	51.4	43.8	71.9
2025-26	CLE	26	64	3	17.9	4.5	3.4	3.2	0.9	0.6	0.9	45.0	35.5	60.0
Career	3 seasons	—	166	10	13.9	4.6	2.4	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.9	48.6	37.7	68.8

Playoffs 13 games · 1.1 · 0.7 · 1.0

Season	Team	Age	GP	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%
2024-25	CLE	25	6	5.8	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	50.0
2025-26	CLE	26	7	3.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	33.3
Career	playoffs	—	13	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.5	46.7

Career highs

single game

21pointsvs DEN · Sunday, November 19

12reboundsvs DAL · Wednesday, December 27

12assistsvs DET · Friday, February 27

12assistsvs POR · Sunday, February 1

5stealsvs POR · Sunday, February 1

4blocksvs MIA · Wednesday, November 12

4threesvs IND · Sunday, April 13

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Porter Jr.'s current season is in bold and lives on the team hub. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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