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With the 2017-18 NBA season officially halfway through, the time for intense speculation has begun throughout the league. Although the unofficial start of the trade market began last month, teams now have much more freedom to work with until the deadline. There are a number of players who have already been mentioned as near-locks to […]

The Washington Wizards were unable to keep their four-game winning streak going with their loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Fortunately, they will be able to bounce back with one of their key players in small forward Otto Porter. Porter was unavailable for Washington’s matchup with Milwaukee after suffering a minor hip strain versus the […]

After sitting out of Saturday’s 110-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks due to hip and back complications, Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter has been cleared to play in Wednesday night’s match-up against the Utah Jazz. According to a report from Candace Buckner of the Washington Post, Porter was a full participant in Tuesday morning’s practice […]

The NBA is one of the richest leagues in the world. It’s an understatement to say that players now got paid more than the players in previous times. In recent times, players are now signing exorbitant contracts that are some of the richest in history. Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden have all received […]

With the Washington Wizards’ huge 130-103 thrashing of the Orlando Magic on Saturday night, the team accomplished a feat that has not been done since the 2005-06 NBA season when former star point guard Gilbert Arenas was still a member of the squad. According to a tweet from the official ESPN Stats & Info page, […]

The Washington Wizards suffered a huge blow with the recent knee injury to superstar point guard John Wall. Unfortunately, the timing could not be worse with the Wizards quickly plummeting to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. With Wall out, Bradley Beal will likely step in as the Wizards go-to man on offense. However, head coach […]

LeBron James, arguably the best player  in today’s NBA, will have every spectacle looking his way this summer. Although everyone anticipates James to lead the Cavs to their fourth straight NBA Finals appearance in June, it’s the events that carry out afterward that has everyone talking. Where will The King land in free agency? Paul […]

During the offseason, fifth-year forward Otto Porter made the decision to re-sign with the Washington Wizards on a four-year, $106.5 million. Porter has quickly lifted up his play to another level through the first two weeks of the season, which has caught the attention and praise of Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James prior to […]

The Washington Wizards will be a little shorthanded to start the season following Markieff Morris’ sports hernia surgery which will keep him out for a month. As a result, Scott Brooks could opt to play Otto Porter more minutes as a stretch-four, Candace Buckner reports. Scott Brooks says Otto Porter Jr. playing more of the […]

At the start of free agency, numerous teams were reportedly interested in Otto Porter, considering the limited market at the small forward position. However, since Porter was a restricted free agent, the Washington Wizards had the ability to match any offers for the four-year forward. One of the teams interested in Porter was the Sacramento […]

Prior to Paul George being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall made a public push to acquire the fellow All-Star. Despite these comments, Otto Porter Jr., who re-signed with the Wizards on a four-year, $106.5 million deal, isn’t bothered one bit by what his teammate said, according to Chase Hughes […]

The Washington Wizards last week made the decision to match the four-year, $106 million offer sheet by the Brooklyn Nets to bring back forward Otto Porter. It has kept together their core group that will at least keep them as a playoff team in the Eastern Conference for the foreseeable future. However, Porter recently told  AJ […]

Otto Porter is having a very good summer as the offer sheet the Brooklyn Nets gave him was matched by the Washington Wizards. He is now a max contract player and is slated to receive $106.5 million over the next four years. With the lucrative salary he is going to receive, many may wonder how […]

The Washington Wizards last week made the decision to bring back forward Otto Porter by matching the four-year, $106 million offer sheet that he received from the Brooklyn Nets. The new deal ensures that Porter will be a major part of the team’s long-term plans as one of the key pieces on the roster. The […]

In this year’s free agency, Otto Porter Jr. has emerged as one of the most coveted names. He drew serious attention from a number of teams, but will ultimately remain with the Washington Wizards, after they matched the four year, $106 million offer sheet given to him by the Brooklyn Nets. However, not everyone thinks […]

One of the biggest storylines in free agency over the last few days has been restricted free agent forward Otto Porter‘s decision to agree to a four-year, $106 million offer sheet with the Brooklyn Nets. It shifted the decision-making process over to the Washington Wizards, who had only three days to match the lucrative offer made by the […]

The Brooklyn Nets haven’t had a significant free agency acquisition yet, but they have been very active this summer. Firstly, in acquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from the Los Angeles Lakers, but also in meeting with a plethora of free agents. Of course, the biggest name Brooklyn went after was forward Otto Porter, and there is uncertainty on […]

After Otto Porter Jr. signed the offer sheet extended to him by the Brooklyn Nets, it has now been forwarded to the Washington Wizards, for them to decide if they will match it or not, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Despite news that came out that the Wizards will most likely not allow him to […]

Only hours after losing their prized talisman to the Boston Celtics during free agency, the Utah Jazz will put gears in motion to pursue free agent forward Rudy Gay as a candidate to fill Gordon Hayward‘s spot at small forward, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders via Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. The organization had […]

After a relatively mute offseason since the free agency window opened, the Washington Wizards will try to make their most important move by matching the Brooklyn Nets‘ offer sheet for restricted free agent Otto Porter, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com. The Wizards have until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. to match the four-year, $106.5 million […]

The Utah Jazz recently struck out on securing the services of Gordon Hayward, and the team immediately went on to prepare an aggressive pursuit of Otto Porter Jr., per ESPN’s Tim McMahon. However, the do-it-all forward recently came to terms on a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for four years and $106 million. This was a quick monkey wrench thrown […]

Washington Wizards restricted free agent Otto Porter has agreed to a four-year, $106.5 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The Wizards have a 48-hour window from the time Porter signs the offer sheet if they hope to keep him, giving them until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday to […]

The Sacramento Kings have been very active on the fourth day of NBA free agency. They signed veteran forward Zach Randolph and guard George Hill on two and three-year deals respectively. After those moves, the Kings are now left with around $20 million in cap space, after taking into account their rookies from 2017 draft […]

The Sacramento Kings have gone all-in on Washington Wizards restricted free agent Otto Porter, reportedly offering him a four-year deal worth approximately $100 million, according to Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee. The Kings have swung and missed with free agents this offseason, not only letting Ben McLemore walk, but also failing to pry Andre Iguodala […]

Following his unfruitful meeting with the Washington Wizards on Saturday, restricted free agent Otto Porter Jr. is now set to meet with the Sacramento Kings, who have showed some interest in him over the past weeks, per USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick. The 24-year-old Georgetown product is coming off his best season as a pro, where […]

The Washington Wizards are heading into this offseason having a few orders of business to take care of regarding their roster. One of which is to work out a deal with their unrestricted free agent forward Otto Porter. According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, Porter was unable to agree to a deal with the Wizards during their […]

The Washington Wizards have offered John Wall a deal they hope the spitfire guard will ultimately find irresistible. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports that the Wizards have put a four-year, $170-million deal on the table for Wall. Wall, however, is seemingly in no rush to ink the deal. The Washington Wizards have offered John Wall […]

The Brooklyn Nets will make yet another run at more shooters in the restricted free agency market after last year’s failed attempt to attain the services of Allen Crabbe and Tyler Johnson. General manager Sean Marks is reportedly ready to offer some beefy contracts to Washington Wizards swingman Otto Porter and Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, […]

The Washington Wizards will make sure to extend “an aggressive offer” to restricted free agent Otto Porter once the free agency window opens at midnight, remaining fully-willing to match any incoming offers for the Georgetown product, according to The Undefeated’s Mike Wise. Porter finally had his breakout season in his fourth year with Washington, averaging 13.4 points on 51.6 percent from […]

Among the teams salivating to take a crack at landing soon-to-be free agent Paul George, the Washington Wizards who have added themselves to the race and will make a run at the All-Star forward. The Wizards are currently in exploratory talks with the Indiana Pacers, and while they don’t have a star of near-equal value to […]

Coming off a season where they were a win away from making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Washington Wizards can consider it a successful campaign and are in a good position to build on the momentum they currently have. With their two stars, John Wall and Bradley Beal playing well together, they just […]

Following a dashing 2016-17 campaign, Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter Jr. could reap the benefits of a very impressive improvement during this offseason. Porter will be a restricted free agent this summer, but it won’t take long for offers to start rolling in for his marksman services. According to Sean Deveney of the Sporting […]

Since entering the league back in 2013, Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter has improved in each season he’s played in. From being a third-string player in his rookie campaign, he has now established himself as a legitimate starter because of his basketball smarts, hustle, and shooting from beyond the arc. However, what many people […]

The Washington Wizards took their last two road losses to the Boston Celtics in stride and played with a chip on their shoulder, this time not relinquishing their first-quarter lead and keeping it throughout the entirety of the game. Game 3 wasn’t short of altercations and physicality, resulting in multiple ejections and back-and-forth trash talk […]

In the third quarter of Game 2 between Boston and Washington on Tuesday, Isaiah Thomas inadvertently hit Otto Porter in the face, causing the Wizards forward to gush blood from his nose. From SI’s Ben Golliver: Wizards' Otto Porter heads to locker room with blood gushing from nose after blow from Celtics' Isaiah Thomas pic.twitter.com/jLXIebVFKE — […]

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards have had a very heated regular season series, and they’ve amped it up in the postseason with a couple of hard fouls and heated exchanges. In Game 1 on Sunday afternoon, Celtics’ guard Isaiah Thomas had a tooth knocked out due to an incidental elbow and Wizards’ forward Markieff […]

The Brooklyn Nets could make a push to snatch restricted free agent Otto Porter Jr. come this summer. Porter will become a free agent at the end of this season and it comes as no surprise, the bottom-dwelling Nets are avidly looking to acquire talent desperately, according to the New York Post’s Brian Lewis. The 6-foot-8 […]

The Washington Wizards came into this season full of optimism after a successful summer. They were able to bolster their lineup by adding key pieces to their roster to help them compete in the Eastern Conference, but after six games, things have not gone according to plan for them as they have only won once and […]

Otto Porter is going to have to prove he’s worth a big contract next season. The 23-year-old, entering his fourth season in the NBA, is unlikely to reach an agreement on a contract extension with the Washington Wizards this summer, according to CSN MidAtlantic: Otto Porter appears likely to become a restricted free agent next summer, […]