Follow usThe Houston Rockets are trading Kevin Porter Jr., and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder — who are waiving Porter Jr., immediately, ESPN sources report.
Thunder are sending the Rockets Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl in the transaction. The deal essentially allows the Thunder to accumulate draft assets and requires them to pay the $16.9 million of guaranteed salary left on Porter’s new four-year contract, which saves them $5.5 million in salary.
Rockets are trading Kevin Porter Jr. to the Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, per @wojespn
OKC will waive Porter immediately pic.twitter.com/RHvumOt0ds
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 17, 2023
Porter’s future in the NBA is now in significant question after he was arrested for an alleged attack on girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick, a former WNBA player, at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations on Sept. 11 in New York.
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