ˈæftɚ ʃˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp θɹˈiː dˈeɪz lˈeɪt tə ðə wˈɔːɹɪɚz sˈʌmɚ kˈæmp, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐn ˈɔfðəkˈoːɹt ɚɹˈɛst, pˈoːɹɾɚ wʌz tɹˈeɪdᵻd tə ðə ʃˈɑːɹlət hˈoːɹnɪts ɪn ɐ θɹˈiːtˈiːm, ˈeɪtplˈeɪɚ dˈiːl ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, dʒˈʌst dˈeɪz pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ tˈuː sˈiːzən.
After showing up three days late to the Warriors' summer camp, followed by an off-the-court arrest, Porter was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in a three-team, eight-player deal on October 25, 2001, just days prior to the start of the 2001–02 season.