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Michael Porter Jr.'s latest controversial interview last straw for Nets



 The Brooklyn Nets have a problem on their hands.

He wears #17 for the Black and White, but the urgency to trade this player has nothing to do with his on-court performance. 

Michael Porter Jr. hasn't been shy in dabbling in a variety of controversial topics. 

Most recently, Porter publicized a sit-down interview with an adult film star that must have caused angst with the powers that be in Brooklyn. 

Many of the points of discussion are not kid nor family friendly, but a quick search of his media tour of interviews, and it won't take long to come across an eye-popping or mind-numbing discussion. 

The Nets public relations department, according to Porter Jr., has requested that he steer clear of certain polarizing topics that would attract negative attention to him and to the team for the wrong reasons.

For a brief time last year, he complied with those wishes.

All that went out the window this offseason with an unfiltered Porter Jr. openly discussing sensitive political, social and even sexual topics on several occasions. 

Brooklyn failed to reach an extension with the dead-end vet and his off-the-rails discourse is making it seem even more apparent that he'll likely be playing elsewhere as soon as February's trade deadline. 

Nets fading into NBA obscurity




Brooklyn is not the center of the NBA universe. In fact, the Nets are an afterthought in their own media market. 

While James Dolan's Knicks making a strong push for another title run, the Nets are simply trying to find their way. 

With a trio of rookies providing potential upside in Noah Traore, Egor Demin, Ben Saraf, the promise for a bright future is far from guaranteed. 

The Nets have a likely deadend leading scorer in Cam Thomas, who is back on the qualifying offer and likely in his last dance scenario in New York. 

Meanwhile, another scoring guard in Michael Porter Jr. is making headlines for controversial and clearly braindead arguments online. 

The Nets don't have a superstar player to boast and they're forcing Thomas out, while propping up Porter Jr. as a franchise savior and potential NBA scoring leader. 

Some may call it wishful thinking. I call it delusional. The Nets are not just watch TV. In fact, they have one nationally televised game all season, and rightfully so. 

Other than the development of their rookies and scoring flashes from two players not part of the team's long-term plans, there's not a heck of a lot to get excited about in Brooklyn this upcoming season.