The Houston Rockets take on Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Porter Jr. over for a future protected second round, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cleveland tried to trade Porter after an incident last week involving shouting with team officials, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Porter has not played for Cleveland this season and has largely been out of the squad for so-called personal reasons. He worked his way back and attended his first game Friday night when the Cavs defeated the New York Knicks.
That night, however, he got into a shouting match with team officials after his locker was moved to a relief area to house his new teammate Taurean Prince, who arrived from the Brooklyn Nets last week with Jarrett Allen in a trade. After the episode, Porter was told to clean out his locker and other roster members were told he would no longer be on the team, sources said.
The Athletic first reported the incident with Porter.
The team chose an option on Porter’s contract last month; He has another year with $ 1.7 million on his contract.
Porter, 20, had a promising rookie season for the Cavs in 2019-20, averaging 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 50 games.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst contributed to this report.