The Houston Rockets are acquiring Kevin Porter Jr., the Cleveland Cavaliers striker, for a protected selection in the second round, said a source for ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cleveland sought to trade Porter after an incident last week involving screams with team officials, ESPN sources confirmed.
Porter has not played in Cleveland this season and has largely left the team for what has been called a personal reason. He was working his way back and played his first game Friday night, when the Cavs defeated the New York Knicks.
That night, however, he entered into a scathing match with team officials after his locker room was moved to an auxiliary area to house his new teammate Taurean Prince, who arrived from the Brooklyn Nets with Jarrett Allen in -a job. After the episode, Porter was told to clean his closet and other members of the list were informed that he would no longer be on the team, sources said.
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.
The 20-year-old Porter 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.