Cleveland Cavaliers sign Craig Porter Jr. to four-year contract

The Cleveland Cavaliers havesigned rookie Craig Porter Jr. to a four-year contract,asreported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Porter, an undrafted guard outof Wichita State, has been instrumental for the Cavs this season byfilling in for then-injured point guard Darius Garland. He averaged11.4 points, 7.4 assists, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 stealsin five games as a starter.

Porter recently opened up to ourAlex Kennedy about his fantastic rookie campaign.

“I am very surprised, because coming in on a two-way [contract]and spending training camp with everybody healthy, you don'tnecessarily think that four or five people are gonna get hurt andthat's gonna be your first opportunity within the first two orthree weeks of your first season,” Porter told Basketball News.“Even to not play in the G League was kind of crazy to me – it wasjust so fast-paced and it just caught me off guard. I didn't thinkit was gonna be an opportunity that fast, but I figured it would beat some point.

“Once the first one [opportunity] came, I started playing welland I felt like I was ready. And then a couple of games later, Istarted some games and then I started earning more and more trustfrom everybody. Then, it was just like, 'Okay, I know I'm with theCavs full-time now.'"

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Porter will now be part of theCavaliers for the foreseeable future after getting his two-waycontract converted to a four-year standard deal due to his solidplay. The 6-foot-2 point guard is averaging 6.5 points, 2.8 assistsand 2.5 rebounds on 50/33/70 shooting splits in 32 games thisseason.

“I did five years in college, so I feel like I just have beenput in every situation that can prepare me to be a pro," Portersaid. "I’ve played the role of being just a role player, being justa defender, somebody who just sits in the corner… I'm just preparedfor any role that I'm put in. I feel like nothing’s too big for meto handle. Any situation I've been put in so far, I’ve proven thatI can just handle it and my maturity’s probably the biggest thingthat stuck out during all that."