Craig Porter Jr.
Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers · #9
Craig Porter Jr.: season analysis
Craig Porter Jr. is a 26-year-old guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing number 9. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, Porter Jr. has 4 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Wichita State.
In 2026-27, Porter Jr. is averaging 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 10.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 9 games. The shooting line reads 54.5% from the field, 25.0% from three-point range and 100.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (4.5 points in 17.9 minutes per game), scoring is down by 2.9 points per game and playing time down by 7.9 minutes.
Before this season, Porter Jr. played 3 NBA seasons and 166 games, averaging 4.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 5.6 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Craig Porter Jr. on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | February 26, 2000 · Terre Haute, IN, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lbs (82 kg) |
| College | Wichita State |
| NBA experience | 4 years |
| Salary | $2,406,205 (2026-27) |
Cavaliers teammates
Jarrett AllenC · #31
Thomas BryantC · #3
James HardenG · #1
Mario HezonjaF · #33
Sam MerrillG · #5
Riley MinixF · #12
Donovan MitchellG · #45
Evan MobleyC · #4
Tyrese ProctorG · #24
Meleek ThomasG · #15
Jaylon TysonG · #20
Ernest Udeh Jr.C · #88
Peyton WatsonG · #8Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ NYK | W 115-107 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-09 | @ CHA | L 112-124 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +7 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs NYK | L 97-109 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs PHI | W 119-95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ OKC | L 116-124 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs OKC | L 112-117 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ MIL | W 136-111 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ ATL | L 111-114 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs WAS | W 121-111 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-26 | vs MIN | W 127-125 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | cleveland cavaliers | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7-1.2 | 0.1-0.4 | 0.1-0.1 |
| 2025-26 | cleveland cavaliers | 64 | 3 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 45.0 | 35.5 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.8-4.0 | 0.5-1.5 | 0.4-0.6 |
| 2024-25 | cleveland cavaliers | 51 | 1 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 51.4 | 43.8 | 71.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4-2.7 | 0.4-0.9 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2023-24 | cleveland cavaliers | 51 | 6 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 50.9 | 35.3 | 73.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.3-4.5 | 0.2-0.7 | 0.8-1.1 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.