KEVIN Porter Jr.

Porter played 38 games for Milwaukee last season and averaged 33.2 minutes. He scored 17.4 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists. He also averaged 2.2 steals and 0.5 blocks, and he turned the ball over 2.9 times a game. His shooting splits were 46.5 percent from the field, 32.2 percent from three and 87.8 percent from the line. His true shooting mark was 56.7 percent and his usage rate was 23.6. The Bucks were outscored by 2.8 points per game with him on the floor, per his plus-minus of -2.8. Those numbers describe a high-usage playmaker who got to the line and made his free throws, with the three-point shot as the weak spot.

Porter's October box scores were thin. On 2026-10-05 against Minnesota he scored 7 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 18.7 minutes. Against Charlotte on 2026-10-11 he had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 18.1 minutes. His most recent game came on 2026-10-16 against Indiana, a Milwaukee win. He scored 11 points with 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 15.3 minutes. He logged 0.0 minutes on 2026-10-07 against Oklahoma City and again on 2026-10-14 against Chicago. His minutes in the games he did play were well below last season's 33.2 per game. That drop is the clearest sign of where his role stood before the report.

Porter is not on the injury report now. The history shows a short run of day-to-day entries. On 2026-09-06 he was listed day-to-day with a right knee issue. That was cleared on 2026-10-01. On 2026-10-15 he was listed day-to-day for rest, which is a non-injury designation. That entry was cleared on 2026-10-17, the day after the Indiana game. Nothing in the record points to a long-term injury. Any team weighing him would see a player who is currently available. His minutes this month look like a rotation decision more than a health issue, though the record does not say why the Bucks used him the way they did.

If the cut stands, Porter becomes a guard-forward with 6 seasons of experience, last season's 17.4 points and 7.4 assists, and a clean injury report. Those are the facts a team would weigh. His shooting from three at 32.2 percent and the -2.8 plus-minus are the other side of that ledger. Milwaukee would lose a ball handler who averaged 7.4 assists last season, so the Bucks' backcourt rotation is worth watching. The next confirmation to look for is an official transaction announcement from the Bucks. Until then, the report is the only word on his status, and his October box scores are the most recent evidence of how the team was using him.