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CLEVELAND – Kevin Porter Jr. is no longer a problem for the Cavaliers.
Cleveland agreed to trade the troubled forward to the Houston Rockets for a future draft pick, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday night (Friday Manila time).
The Cavs will send Porter, the 2019 first-round draft pick who hasn’t played this season and recently had an outburst in the team’s locker room, to the Rockets for a protected second-round pick. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade must be approved by the NBA.
Porter’s days with the Cavs reached a breaking point late last week when he became upset after learning that his locker room space had been awarded to newly acquired forward Taurean Prince. Porter had only returned to practice with the Cavs a day earlier, having spent months trying to help him.
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Porter, the No. 30 overall pick two years ago, is extremely talented and the Cavs hoped they could make the 20-year-old buy and be a part of their future. But its most recent episode was a final blow to the organization, which spent the last few days searching for a business partner.
Porter was arrested in November following a car accident, but the firearms and marijuana charges were later dropped.
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The Cavs have played well despite numerous injuries this season and are 7-7 in Friday’s game against the Nets. Cleveland beat Brooklyn in double overtime on Wednesday night.
Porter’s deal is the second for the Cavs this month. They acquired Prince and center Jarrett Allen from Brooklyn as part of the four-team trade that sent James Harden from Houston to the Nets.
