CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Craig Porter Jr. walked into his press conference Tuesday after Cavs’ Summer League practice, he looked like the same player who first captured Cleveland’s attention — lean build, steady gaze, understated presence. But he didn’t sound the same.
Gone was the calm competitor who once surfed the momentum of an unexpected rise. In his place stood a 25-year-old guard, back where he started in some ways, but with sharper eyes and heavier purpose.
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