How Michael Porter Jr. ‘blows minds’ with ambitious footage that ‘makes no sense’

“Some of those shots are like, man, what just happened?” Egor Demin he said. “People can get mad at somebody who makes shots like that because sometimes they don’t make sense, but we know Mike can make them, so we believe in him. And we really believe that he can make those shots, like he’s been doing, like he’s been doing. So we’re rooting for him to keep doing his job and being Mike. So he does what sometimes, but obviously it bothers him.”

Egor Demin says filming Michael Porter Jr. is “amazing,” but it’s becoming commonplace:

“Even knowing Mike, some of those shots are like, man, what’s going on? People can get mad at someone who shoots shots like this, because they don’t make sense, but Mike can make them.” pic.twitter.com/v2kdjk5aoi

— Eric Slater (@erikslater_) December 24, 2025

Porter Jr. entered the All-Star conversation while leading the Nets to a 9-9 record over their last 18 games.

Michael Porter Jr. is leading the Nets’ dramatic turnaround with All-Star-level play

During that span, the 6-foot-10 shooter averaged 27.3 points – 11th in the NBA – on 50/42/83 shooting. He is one of seven players averaging 25-plus points on over 49 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from three this season, along with Shai Giljos-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Anthony Edwards, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jamal Murray and Kevin Durant.

Porter Jr. he set a career milestone during the Nets’ upset win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. The 27-year-old scored 25 points in the first half, a new career high for any half. He finished with 28 points during the 114-106 victory, which marked Brooklyn’s sixth in its last nine games.

“He had 25 of our 63 points (in the first half). He was big, like we were in the game and we had the lead, and Mike was a big part of that,” Jordi Fernandez said. “As you know, he makes open shots, he makes contested shots, and he makes impossible shots. So he was huge for us. Obviously, in the second half, they had high-level defenders. He wasn’t able to score as much, but I also think he created attention, and other guys were getting open shots because of him. So it wasn’t good on his line, either, but it wasn’t good at times.

Porter Jr.’s career-best start should make him popular on the trade market by the February 5 deadline.

With the Nets in the early stages of a rebuild, they are expected to make offers for the veteran, who has one year left on his $40.8 million contract after this season. However, at 27 years old, Porter Jr. is young enough to be a part of the next iteration of the Nets, should they decide to keep him.