At the end of his first full season playing point guard while simultaneously learning to control his volatile personality, Porter said he believes he accomplished, if not total reinvention, at least significant transformation. “I’ve been working on myself for a while now,” he said. “And I’ve been having lapses. I’m human. A lot of ups and downs. But I feel like lately I’ve been showing a new normal. I reintroduced myself. I cut my hair. So I’ve been making changes to better myself and to make people around me feel more warm and not disappointed for who’s next to them, which is me. So I’m trying to be better.”