Michael Porter Jr. is keeping his focus on the rim, not the trade rumors. He’s tuned them out, in fact, and turned up his game.

As the Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. is well aware, the trade deadline is part of the business in the NBA. “As long as I’m here, I’m going to be here and I’m going to be happy, and I’m going to play hard and try to be available and try to help win games,

Michael Porter Jr. led the charge with 39 efficient points, a fantastic all-around game that saw Porter tie his career-high in points. This was a game after Porter set a new season-high with 36 points on Monday night against these same Pelicans. Maybe he just really likes playing New Orleans?