Missouri forward Michael Porter Jr. to enter 2018 NBA draft

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Blake Lovell
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LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 03: An official NBA game basketball on the court during an NBA game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers on April 3, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)

Missouri forward Michael Porter Jr. will hire an agent and enter the 2018 NBA draft.

Porter announced the decision via his Instagram page.

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Porter is projected as a top-three pick in this year’s draft, with NBADraft.net currently slotting him in the No. 3 spot to Atlanta.

The freshman missed the majority of the season after suffering a hip injury that limited him to just two minutes of on-court action in Missouri’s season opener against Iowa State.

Porter returned for the team’s SEC Tournament game against Georgia and scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 23 minutes of action.

He followed that up with a double-double effort in the Tigers’ first-round NCAA Tournament game against Florida State, as he posted 16 points and 10 boards in 28 minutes.

That game marked Missouri’s first tournament appearance since 2013, with the Tigers capturing a winning record during the regular season for the first time in four years.

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