Nic Claxton (No. 33) and Michael Porter Jr. (No. 17) stare off into the crowd during the Nets' loss to the Hornets on Oct. 22, 2025. NBAE via Getty Images

Michael Porter Jr. is the only Net who has a championship ring, the only one who knows what winning basketball actually looks and feels like. And this isn’t it.

This is the opposite.

This is the Nets playing defense like a sieve , the statistics historic and the eye test horrific.

So when the veteran forward calls out the Nets’ collective lack of energy and aggression, the warning isn’t wasted. It’s worrisome.

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