{"id":359936,"date":"2026-09-29T17:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359936\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:34:14","slug":"michael-porter-jr-gets-candid-about-future-with-nets-amid-contract-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359936\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Porter Jr. Gets Candid About Future with Nets Amid Contract Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets and Michael Porter Jr. have yet to agree on a contract extension.<\/p>\n

Porter initially came over in a salary-clearing move by the Denver Nuggets, allowing the Nets to add another first-round pick <\/a>to their cache.<\/p>\n

Porter responded with a career-best season, making a legitimate bid to make the All-Star Game while hoping to make Brooklyn his long-term home, even if he’s yet to agree on a new extension with the Nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a great agent and I know him and Sean, they\u2019ve been speaking some. But for me, I\u2019m just excited to play basketball,\u201d Porter said. \u201cI never was a dude who played for a big contract or for the money. So for me, I\u2019m just excited to play with these guys and be in Brooklyn and build this organization as one of the leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve voiced that I\u2019d love to be in Brooklyn and that I\u2019m enjoying playing with these guys. And I think we\u2019ll be a lot better this year, obviously. \u2026 The way these young guys have gotten better just in one year, I\u2019m excited to see what we can do. So that\u2019s where my mind is at and I\u2019m not even thinking about anything else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nets GM Sean Marks wants to keep as much flexibility<\/a> as possible for the future, so it doesn’t seem like he’s willing to go beyond a certain price point he may have already deemed appropriate for MPJ.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ll leave the negotiations internal,\u201d Marks said. \u201cThat\u2019s obviously between the Nets and Mike and his agent. But they\u2019re ongoing. The dialogue is ongoing. But again, we are in no hurry to do this. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s in any particular hurry either.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s a meeting point that we feel like, \u2018Hey, this works for both sides,\u2019 then that\u2019ll happen. But as we\u2019ve mentioned before, this is not something that there\u2019s an expiry date on it in the next couple of months either. So we both have time. Both sides have time to figure this one out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Porter has proven that he can fit in alongside players of various skill sets and that he doesn’t need to hold the ball for a very long time to put up points in bunches.<\/p>\n

In a league that is increasingly favoring more ball movement, Porter should have a pretty open market close to the trade deadline, should the Nets decide to trade him.<\/p>\n

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