Porter: I beat people who are higher than me in high school, but setbacks are to protect me from harm

August 23 News Recently, Nets player Porter participated in a show by football player Johnny Manziel and talked about the draft. Porter was once regarded as the No. 1 pick, but due to a serious back injury, he was only selected at the 14th pick in the 2018 draft.

He said: "It's really bad for me, brother. Because like I said, I always thought my career would be in a certain way. For me, from high school and since I was a kid, I've always dreamed of my career going on a certain trajectory. My dad always said to me, 'Mike, you can be one of the best players in history.'"

"I really believe in this sentence and really work hard for it. My goal is to be the best player in the NBA. I was the best in the same age group at the time. Excellent players should be the No. 1 pick, and all kinds of honors should belong to me. But later I was injured and I basically didn't play in college basketball. When it came to the draft, I looked at the people I knew were not as good as me and were selected in front of me one by one. "

Host: "I still remember the list of those who were selected before me."

Potter: "Yes, I remember the complete list. Those people were fought in various training camps in high school. I used to beat them, but they were selected in front of me . It's really uncomfortable to see your dream not come true as expected. But now looking back, you will find that everything is destined. You may not understand this in a few years, but when you go through difficult tests and through the trough, and look back many years later, you will find that those experiences actually have their meaning. "

" But if everything went smoothly at the beginning, I became the best player, No. 1 pick, and the top NBA player, who knows what kind of person I would become? I really don't know. Maybe those setbacks It is protecting me from certain harm. So now I finally start to see those experiences and those tests as a blessing. ”

Top 14 picks in the 2018 draft: DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Luca Doncic, Jaren Jackson Jr., Tray Young, Mohammed Bamba, Wendell Carter Jr., Colin Sexton, Kevin Knox, Mikal Bridges, Shea Kyrgyz Alexander, Miles Bridges, Jerome Robinson, Michael Porter Jr.