{"id":362326,"date":"2026-10-01T23:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362326\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:56:50","slug":"nets-michael-porter-jr-expects-more-wide-open-shots-with-julius-randle-in-the-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362326\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets&#8217; Michael Porter Jr. Expects More Wide-Open Shots with Julius Randle in the Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">The Brooklyn Nets are hoping to shock the world this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9v\">If they do indeed accomplish that, it&#8217;ll likely be because Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/nets-julius-randle-believes-his-chemistry-with-michael-porter-jr-will-be-great\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">quick enough chemistry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a0\">Amid all of the doubts, Randle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/julius-randle-bullish-on-season-outlook-brooklyn-nets-young-players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">appears bullish<\/a> on the Nets&#8217; season outlook and his fit next to MPJ.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a5\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;ll be great,&#8221; Randle said. &#8220;Just because our play styles mesh with each other very well. Obviously, we both can score the ball. I can create in multiple ways with how I attack the basket, the rim, how I can get into the paint. A guy like that that&#8217;s so elite that, cutting, catching, and shooting, all those opportunities. Players that I&#8217;ve played [with] like that, played with that play style in the past, have been great for me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"aa\">Porter developed a rapid rapport with Nic Claxton last season, and he believes he&#8217;ll eventually be able to develop the same type of dynamic with the two players expected to start alongside him in the frontcourt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"af\">&#8220;In all aspects of the game, he&#8217;s going to just open things up for me,&#8221; Porter said. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to play with Julius. A lot of people were curious how we thought that would work playing together. But I think our games complement each other perfectly. He&#8217;s able to draw a double team, get downhill, draw a crowd, and then he&#8217;s also a great passer, and the way he passes the ball, with the velocity of his passes, I don&#8217;t need much space to catch it and shoot it. I&#8217;m excited to get those reps with him in training camp and play together. If we get the chemistry right, it can fit together perfectly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ak\">&#8220;I think Julius having the ball in his hands and then also we&#8217;re still going to play probably through the five some with Day&#8217;Ron [Sharpe]. I think Day&#8217;Ron, along with Julius, can both really pass the ball. It&#8217;s going to be a thing that we learn over time. Like me and Clax learn different ways to kind of get the ball to each other, and I think it&#8217;ll take some time, but the way Julius already plays, I think that it&#8217;ll work. I&#8217;m just envisioning it in transition, him getting downhill, drawing a crowd, and me coming back for the pitch back for a wide-open three. I just envision myself getting a lot more wide-open shots than last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-BKH5TN-7.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"aq\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets are hoping to shock the world this season. 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