Player Dossier

Craig Porter Jr.

CLE · 2025-26Rotation connectorHigh evidence

Connective passer · Pick-and-roll handler · Event creator · Point-of-attack defender

What does Craig Porter Jr. actually supply on the floor?

Craig Porter Jr.'s strongest evidenced functions are event creation, passing, creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim pressure, shooting. The profile is tied to CLE for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation71

Rim pressure47

Shooting55

Passing75

Screening*—

Interior finish29

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection59

Event creation79

Rebounding57

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	CLE	Rotation connector	High evidence	71	47	55	75	—	29	—	—	59	79	57
2024-25	CLE	—	Mixed coverage	64	52	60	68	—	39	44	41	55	55	45
2023-24	CLE	—	Mixed coverage	62	52	53	61	—	35	48	49	49	59	39

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

CLE · 2025-26Player function-loss evidence unavailable

CLE did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Craig Porter Jr..

rotation 24%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley

shrunk net 6.2820 over 374 possessions

on floor 2167 possessions · off floor 6760 possessions

CLE · 2024-25Observed replacement lineup exists

CLE had a supported lineup path without Craig Porter Jr.: [Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley] at 8.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 162 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 13%loses 3.7% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Caris LeVert · Georges Niang · Donovan Mitchell · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley

shrunk net 8.5680 over 162 possessions

on floor 989 possessions · off floor 7037 possessions

CLE · 2023-24Observed replacement lineup exists

CLE had a supported lineup path without Craig Porter Jr.: [Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, Dean Wade, Isaac Okoro] at 11.1 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 456 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 14%loses 4.5% of creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Max Strus · Dean Wade · Isaac Okoro

shrunk net 11.1050 over 456 possessions

on floor 1131 possessions · off floor 6901 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

CLE · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2027

Craig Porter Jr. has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.