Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. is one of the best shooters in the NBA right now. The 27-year-old swingman is a career 40.6 three-point shooter, and his outside shot was a key component to the Denver Nuggets’ championship in 2023.
Speaking on a Twitch stream, Porter reminded everyone of his outside touch, so much so that he believes that only one player is better than him in shooting the basketball.
”Stephen Curry—that’s the only one I’m giving like a clear ‘elite, can shoot better than me.'” Porter said on plaqueboymax’s YouTube channel.
“There’s dudes that are on the same level: I think Klay Thompson. KD, I think like… If I got in the gym, like Duncan Robinson—he probably can shoot with me. You know—Trae Young, Dame… But I think Steph is the only one that’s clearly a better shooter,” he reiterated.
Brooklyn Nets predicted to be the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference
The Brooklyn Nets managed to finish 12th in the Eastern Conference last season with a 26-56 record, and ESPN’s Tim Bontemps expects more of the same from them this upcoming season, despite their notable summer moves.
“And then there’s the Nets and Wizards, for whom there is no ambiguity. These two teams will be hoping to land in the top four of the 2026 NBA draft, which portends to have a stacked group of prospects,” Bontemps wrote in his column.
“This season, they will be playing tons of young players, making trades for future assets and focusing on hopefully a different outcome in the lottery next May,” he concluded.
