▁Detroit ▁P ist ons ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁Bull s ' ▁starting ▁five ▁members ▁were ▁fat igu ed ▁heading ▁into ▁the ▁team ' s ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Kn icks . ▁With ▁Jimmy ▁Butler ▁and ▁Tony ▁S nell ▁struggling , ▁Port is ▁capital ized ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁night ▁of ▁his ▁young ▁career ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁reb ounds . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Bull s ▁exerc ised ▁their ▁third - year ▁team ▁option ▁on ▁Port is ' ▁ro ok ie ▁scale ▁contract , ▁extending ▁the ▁contract ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Port is ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Wind y ▁City ▁Bull s , ▁Chicago ' s ▁D - Le ague ▁affili ate . ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 – 1 0 3 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁points ▁and ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 1 3 ▁reb