Craig Porter Jr — 2026-27 Fantasy Basketball Encyclopedia

Research cutoff: July 18, 2026. Team: Cleveland Cavaliers.

2026-27 per-appearance projection

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	3PM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
58	11.0	.465	.670	0.3	3.6	2.1	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.7

Porter appeared in 64 games in 2025-26 at 17.9 minutes, averaging about 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.6 blocks, 0.5 threes, and 0.9 turnovers while shooting .450 FG, .355 from three, and .600 FT. Cleveland exercised his 2026-27 option June 22. Official Cavaliers postseason guide · Cavaliers option release, June 22, 2026

Fantasy profile

Role: third guard behind James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, and Dennis Schröder, holding 5 healthy-night minutes in the base 240 as the off-guard alongside Schröder in the second unit. The 11 MPG projection is per appearance and assumes the rest comes from rest nights and absences.

Correction 2026-07-18: Porter was previously projected at 42 GP / 10.0 MPG with explicitly "zero healthy-night minutes in the base 240," while rookie Meleek Thomas — whom the team desk expects to spend most of the year in the G League — held 5. That was internally inconsistent: Porter played 64 games at 17.9 MPG in 2025-26 and had his 2026-27 option exercised on June 22. The 5 healthy-night minutes move from Thomas to Porter (team total still 240) and his line rises to 58/11.0 with points, rebounds and assists nudged accordingly. Source: StatMuse. - 9-cat: strong per-minute AST, REB, STL, and BLK for a guard; low threes/scoring and poor FT% are the drawbacks. - Points leagues: a better injury streamer than category rank suggests because his counting stats scale. - Dynasty: inexpensive deep hold through 2026-27, but blocked unless the guard room changes.

Floor, base, ceiling

Floor: regular DNPs and G League-level fantasy irrelevance.
Base: spot duty at 10 minutes per appearance; monitor rather than draft.
Ceiling: top 110-140 over a multiweek 24-minute injury role because of well-rounded rebounds/assists/stocks.

Health and role uncertainty

Porter had hamstring and groin absences in 2025-26. No current limitation was publicly reported by the cutoff. His path improves dramatically if Harden does not sign or Schröder is traded, and disappears if Cleveland adds another veteran organizer.

Career record

Pre-NBA: Vincennes JUCO 2018-20 (62-7 combined record, 2019 NJCAA national champion), then Wichita State 2020-23; senior year (2022-23): 13.5 PTS, 6.2 REB, 4.9 AST per game, third-team All-AAC. Draft: undrafted (2023); signed a two-way with Cleveland on 2023-07-07, converted to a standard deal in February 2024.

Season	Age	Team	GP	MPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO
2023-24	23	CLE	51	12.7	5.6	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	.509	.732	0.9
2024-25	24	CLE	51	10.1	3.7	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	.514	.719	0.7
2025-26	25	CLE	64	17.9	4.5	3.4	3.2	0.9	0.6	0.5	.450	.600	0.9
Career	—	—	166	13.9	4.6	2.4	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	.486	.688	0.9

Durability: 51, 51, and 64 games across three seasons — the gaps are role-driven (two-way year, G League assignments to the Cleveland Charge, DNPs) more than medical, though 2025-26 included hamstring and groin absences. No reported structural injuries.

Trajectory: Three seasons of the same shape: efficient inside the arc, well-rounded rebounds/assists/stocks for a guard, weak FT% and minimal three-point volume. The 2025-26 bump to 17.9 MPG showed the per-minute defensive stats (0.9 STL, 0.6 BLK) are real. In 2026-27 he competes for the third-guard role behind Donovan Mitchell and Dennis Schröder; he becomes fantasy-relevant only if two of Cleveland's ball handlers are out simultaneously and he holds a 20-plus-minute organizer role for multiple weeks.

Career sources: StatMuse season averages · StatMuse career per-game · Wikipedia

Open questions

Is Schröder still on the roster after the LeBron process resolves?
Can Porter improve FT% enough to avoid category harm?
Does Cleveland view him as the third point guard or favor Tyrese Proctor for development minutes?