Heading into October, Missouri post Jontay Porter was shaping into a potential lottery pick in the NBA draft. His older brother, Michael Porter Jr., slipped to the very end of the lottery last year thanks to a back injury. The question became which Porter would get drafted higher, as Jontay was going to be a focal point of MU’s offense in his sophomore season.
Then came a torn ACL in a closed scrimmage, followed by a second tear this sprint — a re-injury that made evaluating Jontay’s stock a challenge. By and large, mock drafts pegged him as a reasonable, low-risk buy in the middle of the second round.