If Michael Porter Jr. of the Nuggets can score a point against him, he becomes frank and honest.
Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. give his honest take on Caitlin Clark.
Michael Porter Jr. (Nuggets) challenging a Caitlin Clark (Fever) shot
Denver Nuggets forward and NBA champion Michael Porter Jr. has recently joined the intriguing conversation about whether Indiana Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark can play in the NBA. Porter was recently asked during an appearance on Full Send Podcast if Clark can score in the league and came up with a blunt response.
The former Missouri Tigers star said that Clark would get torched defensively if she was in the NBA. At the same time, Porter said that he thinks Clark can deal damage offensively because of how she operates from behind the arc.
“Caitlin is cold,” said Porter of the former Iowa Hawkeyes superstar. “That is the one girl, if she was in an NBA game, on defense, she would get cooked, but offensively she’ll knock down some corner threes or like a swing, swing three. She can shoot from that far.”
Teams in the NBA would have a field day hunting Clark on defense for glaring mismatches, as she stands just 6’0″ with a 152-pound frame, but she should be able to stretch the floor on the other side of the court as a potent deep threat.
Caitlin Clark’s shooting has always impressed Porter — a lethal shooter himself in the NBA — since he started following her game during the Hawkeyes’ ride in March Madness. He even compared her to Golden State Warriors star point guard and greatest shooter ever Stephen Curry.
“She’s cold, bro. I never watched her play until the [NCAA] tournament, and I was actually in shock how good she was,” Porter said of Clark. “The way she was and the range she has, she’s like the female Steph Curry.”
Speaking of Curry, perhaps a 3-point shootout between Clark and the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player could happen in the near future — similar to the All-Star Weekend event that had Curry and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu going head-to-head in a 3-point battle.