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NBA: accused of domestic violence, Kevin Porter Jr traded… and released

The Rockets have resolved the Kevin Porter Jr problem.

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NBA: accused of domestic violence, Kevin Porter Jr traded… and released

The Rockets have resolved the Kevin Porter Jr problem. Reminder of the facts: the 23-year-old player was arrested on September 11, in New York, for alleged acts of domestic violence against his partner, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick . Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Mirah Curzer cited “insufficient evidence” as the reason for dropping the second-degree assault charge on Tuesday, assuring that the injury “was not caused by the defendant ". The New York press spoke of a “congenital neck problem”. Porter Jr will appear in court on November 27. He remains accused of second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault, after refusing an agreement with the opposing party on Tuesday.

Since his arrest, Kevin Porter Jr. had been sidelined by the Houston club. Signing an $82.5 million contract over four seasons last October, including $15.9 million in 2023-24 and only $1 million guaranteed for 2024-25, the former Cleveland player is traded to Oklahoma City , as reported by ESPN this Tuesday. The Thunder will cut him immediately and therefore pay him $16.9 million, which will allow the Oklahoma club to recover two future choices in the second round of the NBA Draft, the first via Minnesota in 2027 and the second, via Milwaukee in 2028. A rebuilding franchise, OKC now has 15 picks in the first round and 22 in the second over the next seven years! Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Earl-Robinson went the other way and landed in Houston.

30th choice in the 2019 Draft, Kevin Porter Jr played his rookie season in Cleveland before staying away from the courts for the 2020-21 financial year for personal reasons. He has been playing for the Rockets since 2021, finishing the last campaign with an average of 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists (59 matches). It remains to be seen when we will see him again on the NBA floor...Defector from Miami during the offseason, Victor Oladipo is recovering from a knee injury. His $9.5 million contract ends at the end of the 2023-24 season. Contract until 2025 for Robinson-Earl, with a team option for 2024-25 and $1.9 million guaranteed for 2023-24.

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