Craig

Porter Jr.

Craig Porter Jr.

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 180 lbs · Age : 26

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Cleveland Cavaliers	64	3	17.9	1.8-4.0	45.0	0.5-1.5	35.5	0.4-0.6
2024-25	Cleveland Cavaliers	51	1	10.1	1.4-2.7	51.4	0.4-0.9	43.8	0.5-0.6
2023-24	Cleveland Cavaliers	51	6	12.7	2.3-4.5	50.9	0.2-0.7	35.3	0.8-1.1

ContractCleveland Cavaliers payroll →

This season: 2.41 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 2.4 M$

2026-27
2.41 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

4.5

Rebounds

3.4

Assists

3.2

TS%

52.4 %

Usage

12.3 %

PER

13.7

WS/48

.116

On/off +/−

+0.7

Minutes

17.9

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.4

Points/game

4.6

Games

WAR 2025-26

3.2

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (+7)

2023-241.1 WAR · 3.4 per 2,000 min
2024-251.1 WAR · 4.3 per 2,000 min
2025-263.2 WAR · 5.6 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+17 · 25 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Rotation

SCO: Scoring; 57
SHT: Shooting; 64
FIN: Finishing; 79
PLY: Playmaking; 79
BAL: Ball security; 54
REB: Rebounding; 87
DEF: Defense; 88
DUR: Durability; 68
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

3.2

#46 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

48 / 100

#63 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

82 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 22 · salary $2.4M

PAL: dimensions

Impact67

Scoring2

Playmaking52

Shooting6

Rebounding92

Defense94

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)+2.0

Offensive BPM0.0

Defensive BPM+1.9

Win Shares+2.8

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

12.9 pi

84th percentile

At the rim

72.1 %

75th percentile

Rim share

26.4 %

85th percentile

Midrange

75.0 %

100th percentile

Three-point

.355

42th percentile

3PA share

36.0 %

19th percentile

Corner threes

41.9 %

67th percentile

Free throws

.600

1th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	CLE	4.5	3.2	48	69	52.4	.355	36.0
2024-25	CLE	3.7	1.1	44	75	61.0	.438	34.3
2023-24	CLE	5.6	1.1	55	76	56.4	.353	14.9

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 26Playoffs	vs NYK	L 130-93	9	0	1	3	0	0	0-0	0-0
May 22Playoffs	@ NYK	L 109-93	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
May 18Playoffs	@ DET	W 125-94	4	2	2	1	0	0	1-2	0-0
May 15Playoffs	vs DET	L 115-94	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
May 12Playoffs	vs DET	W 112-103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Apr 24Playoffs	@ TOR	L 126-104	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1
Apr 18Playoffs	vs TOR	W 126-113	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Apr 12	vs WAS	W 130-117	28	7	7	4	0	1	3-5	1-1
Apr 10	@ ATL	L 124-102	17	6	5	3	0	0	2-3	0-0
Apr 7	@ MEM	W 142-126	26	11	8	6	2	2	4-7	1-3